KKR has taken a visionary approach—integrating power, data centers and connectivity to meet the demands of hyperscalers and AI developers alike,’ says former AWS CEO and new KKR top advisor Adam Selipsky.

AWS’ former CEO, Adam Selipsky, said he has joined global investment firm KKR as its leading technology advisor to help elevate KKR into “the world’s leading AI infrastructure investor.”

“KKR has taken a visionary approach—integrating power, data centers and connectivity to meet the demands of hyperscalers and AI developers alike,” said Selipsky in a statement Wednesday.

“I’m excited to collaborate with Waldemar [Szlezak, partner and global head of digital infrastructure at KKR] and the team to build on that foundation and position KKR as the world’s leading AI infrastructure investor,” he said.

Selipsky is now KKR’s senior technology and AI strategy advisor.

AWS’ former CEO is now tasked with guiding KKR’s global digital infrastructure platform as the company accelerates investments in AI, data centers and energy.

Selipsky will advise on the New York-based company’s strategy, capital allocation and governance for KKR’s $179 billion Real Assets business. He will focus on the convergence of compute, data centers, fiber and energy required to scale AI globally.

Adam Selipsky’s AWS Career

Selipsky was one of the first vice presidents AWS hired in 2005.

He spent 11 years leading AWS sales, marketing and support before leaving to become CEO of Tableau.

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