Jeff Tapley joined Digital Realty in August 2013 and is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. In his current role, Jeff is responsible for global leadership in the operations, design and construction, customer success and health and safety areas of the business. A key focus of the global operations team under his leadership is a customer-centric, consistent approach to how Digital Realty builds and operates globally.

Jeff is also a member of Digital Realty’s Investment Committee and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Prior to becoming COO, Jeff served as Digital Realty’s Managing Director for EMEA and was the global lead for the Portfolio Management Group.

Before joining Digital Realty, Jeff spent 18 years within the private equity real estate group at Fidelity Investments, followed by two years with Long Wharf Real Estate Partners. He served as Managing Director of both firms and was a principal in acquiring and structuring joint ventures in all forms of commercial real estate for the company-sponsored value-add investment vehicles.

Jeff holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Bentley University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics from Saint Anselm College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.