Experienced Operations Leader Travis Runty Joins Lightedge

Lightedge Adds Experienced Operations Leader to Executive Team

Lightedge, a leading provider of data center and hybrid infrastructure solutions, is pleased to announce that Travis Runty has joined as Senior Vice President of Operations. Runty brings deep technical expertise and a proven track record of driving enterprise-grade infrastructure, service delivery, and client success across the technology landscape.

Strengthening Operational Leadership

In his new role, Runty will oversee Lightedge’s data center operations, engineering, and service delivery teams. With nearly 20 years of experience leading cybersecurity and technical cloud support at Rackspace Technology, Runty is recognized for building high-performing teams that deliver exceptional reliability and uptime for mission-critical environments.

“Travis’s operational depth and his experience scaling enterprise cloud and managed service environments make him the ideal fit for Lightedge as we continue to grow,” said Lisa McLin, Lightedge Chief Sales Officer. “His leadership will help ensure we maintain the unmatched availability and compliance standards our customers depend on.”

Runty shared, “Lightedge has a unique role in guiding organizations to the right platform for the right workload, and I am proud to be part of the team that makes it happen.”

Driving Customer Value and Innovation

The addition of Runty underscores Lightedge’s commitment to investing in leadership dedicated to driving customer value, innovation, and trust. As we approach the new year and prepare to take the stage as a Platinum Sponsor at AWS re: Invent, this appointment, along with other new strategic hires, positions Lightedge to accelerate growth and deliver even greater impact for customers and partners.

“Our customers trust Lightedge with their most critical workloads,” added McLin. “By expanding our leadership team with proven experts in operations and other departments, we’re deepening that trust and positioning Lightedge for its next phase of growth.”

With a growing data center footprint and unwavering focus on secure, compliant, and high-performance infrastructure, Lightedge is poised to make 2026 a defining year in its mission to deliver exceptional hybrid solutions backed by world-class service. Learn more at www.lightedge.com.