Bill Severn serves as CEO and President of 1623 Farnam and Executive Vice President of the BERKS Group, where he has spent 25 years shaping the company’s leadership in broadband and digital infrastructure. With a career spanning fiber networks, cable operations, cloud services and mission-critical data centers, Bill is known for building high-performing organizations and guiding them through transformational growth. He spent more than 20 years leading broadband operations, most notably as COO of NPG Cable, where the company earned Cable Operator of the Year in 2009. Bill was also named one of the industry’s Top 35 Leaders in 2010. Shifting into the data center space 14 years ago, Bill developed and operated two facilities in Northwest Missouri through Echo Cloud Solutions with a successful exit in 2015. He led a M&A acquisition of Online Tech in 2012 and a subsequent exit in 2018. At 1623 Farnam, Bill led strategic M&A initiatives that expanded the BERKS Group’s digital infrastructure portfolio. Bill is also deeply committed to community leadership, having served on more than seven nonprofit boards, including as chair of the Chamber of Commerce and United Way. He currently serves on a regional bank board and the Board of Governors for Missouri Western State University. He is also a recognized industry speaker and contributing author of the Greener Data book series.