“Technological arms race.” Andrew Power, CEO of Digital Realty, explains what’s happening in his industry: AI is revolutionizing data center demand and becoming the main force behind our insatiable thirst for energy. Jennifer Warren details the situation and how North Texas businesses are addressing the challenges and reaping the benefits in her analytical article published in the November issue.
Warren is one of the nation’s top reporters covering energy and technology and how they interrelate, and a thought leader who is often invited to speak at industry events. She was one of the first to report on the shale revolution. Her reporting is extremely insightful as she has a thorough understanding of the industry and has access to some of the biggest companies in the industry. Given the depth of her knowledge, they tend to be denser than the person profiles we typically publish. D CEO.
In Warren’s latest deep dive, we felt it was important to take things to a high level of sophistication and provide our readers with the value that only she can provide. She spent months researching and conducting interviews before putting the pieces of the puzzle together. “I was turning myself inside out and trying to bring it all together in a coherent way because there are so many things I wanted to capture,” she says.
Warren says North Texas is an ideal place to pursue interests in energy and globalization because it is an international region with a strong base of oil and gas companies. Driven by intellectual curiosity, she operates in a left-brain and right-brain world. Although she is highly creative, she is equally passionate about unearthing data that supports (or disproves) her ideas.
When it comes to work, Warren says she tries to foster dialogue. “What’s really important to me is to be direct and present things as they are, to convey truth and authenticity, but also to convey what is possible,” she says.
“In the end, if people see themselves in my story, see or learn something new, maybe they’ll get an idea to advance their work. That’s great. That’s it,” she added. “I hope so. In some ways, I hope I can be a catalyst, a catalyst for opportunity.”
