As chief financial officer for Vantage Data Centers’ North America region, Christophe Strauven leads the finance, financial planning and analysis, accounting and tax functions across the United States and Canada. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking and corporate finance to his role at Vantage, delivering innovative financing solutions and strategic insights to drive growth and maximize value to investors.
Strauven previously served as senior vice president, capital markets at Vantage where he developed and executed the company’s global capital-raising strategy through debt financing and financial risk management. Prior to joining Vantage, Strauven served as a managing director at Digital Colony (now DigitalBridge Group, Inc.), a lead investor in Vantage, where he spearheaded the European credit investment initiative. Prior to that, Strauven spent over a decade at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta where he advised on and executed leveraged loan and high-yield transactions, significantly expanding the bank’s TMT leverage finance platform. His earlier experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs in London and the Boston Consulting Group in both Brussels and Paris.
Strauven earned an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.