John Shultz is the Chief AI Product and Learning Officer for Salute and a highly respected thought leader in the data center industry. He brings nearly three decades of experience in digital infrastructure to this role, leading Salute’s AI-driven data center solutions, which enhance data design, build, and operations through AI innovation.

Prior to joining Salute, Shultz was the founder and executive consultant at Advanced Data Center Consulting Group, which advised and trained Data Center Service Providers, investments managers on AI Market trends, demand and Direct to Chip Liquid operations In this role, he was also the industry’s foremost educator and trainer of investment teams, data center service providers and other executives on the impact of AI on the data center market. Prior to founding that successful consultancy, Shultz held senior positions as the global head of product management at the two largest data center providers in the world: Digital Realty Trust, the world’s largest wholesale data center company, and Equinix, the world’s largest retail data center company. At both organizations, his responsibilities included P&L management, new product development, customer interviewing, competitive intelligence, and acquisition. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.