Shawn Mills

Shawn Mills is an American technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and 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.

Shawn Mills
Born
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
OccupationEntrepreneur
Spouse(s)Amy Mills

Education

Born in Fort 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] New York,[9] and in Washington state.[10]

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.[11] Green House Data is currently ranked on the EPA's Top 30 Tech & Telecom Green Power Partnership list, purchasing 15,675,000 kWh of renewable energy credits annually.[12]

Leadership and awards

In 2013, Mills received the Spirit of Wyoming Award from the Small Business Administration.[13] He frequently speaks at industry events, like Association for Data Center Management Professionals (AFCOM).[14][15][16] Mills is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization a global network of young chief executives with approximately 22,000 members in more than 125 countries. In 2017, Mills was awarded the Colorado Technology Association's CEO of the Year award.[17]

Corporate Sustainability

During Mills's tenure, Green House Data became the first B Corp in Wyoming.[18]

Political activism

During the 2018 Wyoming Legislative session, Mills worked with advocacy groups to pass Wyoming State Senate Enrolled Act 0048, which adds computer science and computational thinking to the state educational program.[19]

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 (2013-08-21). "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 (2012-12-13). "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. Nasdaq GlobeNewswire http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/04/06/721918/10127779/en/Green-House-Data-Acquires-FiberCloud.html. Retrieved 8 June 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Silverstein, Ken (2014-04-28). "Google's 'green' energy plan: Build, learn, expand". Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  12. Green Power Partnership. EPA https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-partnership-top-30-tech-telecom. Retrieved 12 October 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. Nichols, Sharon. "Green House Data to Receive SBA Small Business Week Award". www.sba.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  14. "Green House Data to Present Virtual Tour at Data Center World in October 2009". www.greenhousedata.com.
  15. "Shawn Mills of Green House Data to Speak At AFCOM Data Center World". www.greenhousedata.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  16. "Shawn Mills of Green House Data to Speak At AFCOM Data Center World". www.greenhousedata.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  17. "17th annual APEX award finalists announced". Innovation News. APEX. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  18. "Green House Data Becomes First Certified B-Corp in Wyoming | Green House Data". Green House Data. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  19. Kari, Eakins. "Boot Up Wyoming 2022 Aims to Implement Computer Science". https://edu.wyoming.gov. Wyoming Department of Education. External link in |website= (help)
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