Chad Williams currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QTS, one of the largest data center development and management platforms globally. Since founding QTS in 2003, Chad has led QTS’s expansion to approximately 70 data centers across North America and Europe generating annual contracted revenue of more than $3 billion. QTS serves as a mission critical data center provider to more than 1,100 customers including Fortune 1000 enterprises, government agencies and the largest technology companies in the world, representing approximately three gigawatts of contracted power capacity.
Following eight years as a public company, QTS was taken private by the Williams family and Blackstone in 2021 in a transaction valued at approximately $10 billion. Blackstone is one of the largest and most sophisticated alternative asset managers in the world with over $1 trillion in assets under management. Since closing the acquisition, Chad and his team have overseen a 5x increase in contracted revenue and established QTS as the largest data center provider in North America by infrastructure.
In his role as CEO, Chad oversees all critical aspects of QTS, including capital allocation, site selection, and design and construction. Chad also continues to be a leader in setting the foundation for QTS’s “Powered by People” culture which encourages service to one another, QTS’s customers and surrounding communities. Under his leadership, QTS is recognized as an industry leader in technology innovation, corporate sustainability, federal data center solutions, customer service, and world-class data center development and operations.
Prior to founding QTS, Chad served as Chairman of the Williams family office – Quality Group of Companies (QGC), a diversified portfolio of companies operating in a wide range of industries including commercial real estate, design-build development, commercial interiors and automotive.
Chad is actively involved in numerous charitable efforts nationally, as well as in the Kansas City area and serves as the executive sponsor of QTS’s Community Impact Program which focuses on QTS people’s giving of time, talent and treasure in the community. He currently serves on the board of the U.S. Dream Academy, an organization that focuses on intervening in the lives of children of incarcerated parents.
What is Chad L. Williams' net worth?
The estimated net worth of Chad L. Williams is at least $17.68 million as of April 22nd, 2021. Mr. Williams owns 226,727 shares of QTS Realty Trust stock worth more than $17,680,171 as of December 5th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Williams may own. Additionally, Mr. Williams receives a salary of $2,270,000.00 as Chairman & CEO at QTS Realty Trust. Learn More about Chad L. Williams' net worth.
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Chad L. Williams has not been actively trading shares of QTS Realty Trust during the last ninety days. Most recently, Chad L. Williams sold 6,330 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.08, for a transaction totalling $424,616.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 226,727 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,208,847.16. Learn More on Chad L. Williams' trading history.
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