Shawn Mills

Shawn Mills

Shawn Mills in 2012
Born Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Occupation Entrepreneur
Spouse(s) Amy Mills

Shawn Mills is an American technology entrepreneur and one of the founders and current President of Green House Data. Mills started his career with the founding of a VoIP company that was acquired during the internet boom of the late 1990s.

Education

Born in Forth Worth, Texas, Mills graduated from Southwest High School where he played baseball. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Finance.[1]

Career

In 1998, Mills co-founded and raised $4.25 million in venture capital[2] for an early free PC-to-Phone VoIP service, Televant, Inc. Under Televant, Mills and his partner also operated the website Callrewards.com, an online rewards and loyalty program. The properties were acquired in 2000 by PhoneFree.com for undisclosed financial terms.[3] PhoneFree.com subsequently merged with iDial Networks,[4] where Mills stayed on as the Senior Vice President of Product Development and Product Marketing.[5]

After relocating to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Mills worked in other early-stage companies until founding Green House Data in Cheyenne in 2007. He currently serves as President and CEO. Under his leadership, the company has undergone rapid expansion, opening data centers in Wyoming,[6] Oregon,[7] New Jersey,[8] and New York.[9]

Sustainability

"As Google and other industry giants invest in renewables, they're lighting the way for sustainable business on a larger scale,” said Mills in the Christian Science Monitor.[10] Green House Data is currently ranked on the EPA's Green Power Partnership list, purchasing 4,500,000 kWh of renewable energy credits annually.[11]

Leadership and awards

In 2013, Mill received the Spirit of Wyoming Award from the Small Business Administration.[12] He frequently speaks at industry events, like Association for Data Center Management Professionals (AFCOM).[13][14][15]

Political activism

In January 2014, Mills was named as a board member for , a business coalition designed to strengthen anti-discrimination laws, especially towards women and LGBT workers.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Petty, Raven. "Green House Data: Q&A with Shawn Mills, President and CEO". Business Climate. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "EVentures Group Quarterly Report to SEC". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "IP Telephony News Wrap-up for Sep, 21 2000". IP Telephony. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "IP Telephony". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "7x24 Exchange". 24/7 Exchange. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Woods, Annie. "Local Data Center to Break Ground on Expansion". Cheyenne LEADS. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Lee, Justin. "Green House Data Expands Cloud Hosting to West Coast with Oregon Data Center". article. the WHIR. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Miller, Rich. "Green House Data Expands to New Jersey". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Green House Data to Launch New Data Center at 1547’s 1 Ramland Road location in New York". Hosting Journalist. September 7, 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Silverstein, Ken. "Google's 'green' energy plan: Build, learn, expand". Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Partner Profile". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Nichols, Sharon. "Green House Data to Receive SBA Small Business Week Award". www.sba.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Green House Data to Present Virtual Tour at Data Center World in October 2009". www.greenhousedata.com.
  14. ↑ "Shawn Mills of Green House Data to Speak At AFCOM Data Center World". www.greenhousedata.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Shawn Mills of Green House Data to Speak At AFCOM Data Center World". www.greenhousedata.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Hancock, Laura. "Bill would allow Wyoming county clerks, others to deny marriage licenses to gays". www.missoulian.com. Casper Star Tribune.