Jake Wagner

Principal at Colossus Data Center Advisors

Speaker

Jake Wagner currently serves as a Principal and Managing Partner at Colossus Data Center Advisors. Jake co-founded Colossus with a clear focus on making digital infrastructure investments understandable and actionable. With nearly a decade of direct data center experience, he specializes in critical areas including site selection, conversions, power procurement, development oversight, and financial structuring. Jake’s approach combines a deep sectoral knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, ensuring investments are positioned for optimal performance and maximum value creation. Jake has led several data center development initiatives, overseeing power procurement, managing project teams, and navigating complex entitlement and environmental processes.

Prior to Colossus, Jake was a Senior Vice President at StratCap Data Centers where he was focused on acquisitions, portfolio strategy, asset monetization initiatives, and financings, for PIMCO and other StratCap managed funds. Before joining StratCap, Jake was at JLL and most recently served as Director and Co-Lead of the Company’s Data Center Capital Markets Group. Prior to that, he was a member of JLL’s Corporate Finance Group where he focused on sale leaseback and build-to-suit transactions across various property types including data center, office, and industrial.

Jake holds a B.A. from t