Syed Natif Nawaz

CEO, Aurum Group at Aurum Equity Partners

Speaker

Syed Natif Nawaz, Aurum’s CGO & Managing Partner, brings over 26 years of leadership across hyperscale operations, strategic investments, and cutting-edge technology innovation. As the former Head of Operations at Equinix, he managed 110+ data centers during a critical growth phase, overseeing the company’s revenue expansion from $3.6B to over $5.0B, while executing $3B+ in global M&A transactions including Verizon, Telecity, and Alog—all while maintaining 99.999% SLA compliance globally. He currently serves as Managing Partner & CGO of both Aurum Venture Partners’ $10M Vision Fund, focused on Enterprise, Fintech, and Deep Tech, and Aurum Equity Partners’ $1B+ PE Opportunity Fund, dedicated to data center investments. With a strong technical foundation from Cisco Systems, Brocade, and Alcatel, Syed holds CCIE Emeritus status, 11+ patents, and is a published author on enterprise solutions and data center innovation. A recognized thought leader, he champions sustainable, energy-efficient infrastructure and is shaping Aurum’s AI-forward strategy to meet the rising demand for next-generation data centers supporting 5–10x higher power densities in the rapidly growing $150B+ AI infrastructure market.