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Shawn Kaplan

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Sales Director - NorthEast Region at Equinix
📍 New York, New York, United States

Shawn Kaplan is an accomplished Sales Director for Equinixs NorthEast Region, specializing in financial technology. His career is marked by driving growth through expertise in low-latency market data and trading technologies at firms like Telx and Reuters. He holds a BS from Drexel University.

Outside of his primary role, Shawn is dedicated to continuous learning and leadership enhancement. He recently recertified his skills by completing a Blanchard leadership course, which he found to be a valuable refresher.

He has moderated industry panels and authored an article titled, "The Forecast from Wall Street: Clear with a Chance of Clouds. "

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Sales Director - NorthEast Region
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Hybrid Cloud & AI
He frequently posts about the future of IT architectures, specifically the intersection of hybrid-multi-cloud environments with AI and the role Equinix plays.
Financial Technology
His entire career has been focused on the financial services vertical, with deep experience in market data, trading platforms, and data center strategy for capital markets.
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Career

Work history

10-2013
Sales Director - NorthEast Region
Equinix
3-2012 - 10-2013
General Manager - Financial Services
Telx
9-2006 - 1-2012
Business Development: Marketing, Channel Partner Program & Sales
ACTIV Financial
3-1995 - 3-2006
Business Manager
Reuters
3-1991 - 3-1995
Product Manager / Alliance Manager
Telerate
In the press

Media appearances

Executive Moves: CoreSite, DRT, CoreLink, Telx. Featured in Data Center Knowledge
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Education
9-1984 - 6-1989
BS
Drexel University
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