Susan Dawson
Susan Dawson leads community engagement for NTT Global Data Centers. She believes data centers can be engines of economic transformation, and that the promise only holds when the company behind the building is a good neighbor and a dependable local partner. That means building relationships with schools, parks and recreation departments, youth sports leagues, and local organizations, and often showing up in person, whether handing out backpacks or cheering on Little Leaguers.
Over the past year, Susan has worked in communities facing data center opposition in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and North Carolina. Her 18-plus-year career spans construction, engineering and digital infrastructure, with a focus on helping communities understand what is being built in their backyard.
Sessions
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Panel: From Consultation to Consent - Building Public Trust for Digital Infrastructure Growth08-Feb-2027Data Center Stage