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Audrey Escalante

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Head of Global Operations Learning & Development at Digital Realty
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Audrey is the Head of Global Operations Learning & Development at Digital Realty, where she leads L&D strategy across AMER, EMEA, and APAC. With over 14 years of experience, she builds scalable programs for onboarding, technical development, and early career talent, backed by her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.

Before her corporate career, Audrey was a high school science teacher and track coach. This background in education provides the foundation for her current focus on developing effective learning pathways and workforce capabilities on a global scale.

She is actively solving the data center talent shortage by creating non-traditional career pathways with community colleges and trade schools.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Global Operations Learning & Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Priorities

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Workforce Pathways
She advocates for creating structured talent pipelines beyond traditional engineering degrees through apprenticeships, trade schools, and certifications to solve the industry's skills gap.
Educational Partnerships
Actively forms partnerships with organizations like DCD Academy and Northern Virginia Community College to standardize training and connect local communities to technical careers.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Head of Global Operations Learning & Development
Digital Realty
4-2024 - 3-2026
Director, Training & Administration Operations Training
Digital Realty
8-2022 - 4-2024
Senior Manager, Global Commercial Training
Abbott
12-2021 - 8-2022
Senior Manager Technical Training & Service
Luminex Corporation - A DiaSorin Company
2020 - 12-2021
Manager, Technical Training & Instructional Design
Luminex Corporation - A DiaSorin Company
In the press

Media appearances

DCD Talks: Closing the data center talent gap with Audrey Escalante, Digital Realty. Featured in Data Center Dynamics (DCD)
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Education
5-2004 - 12-2008
Bachelor's of Science in Education
Illinois State University
2012 - 2013
Masters of Curriculum and Instruction
American College of Education
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