Amy Marks is the SVP, Innovation at Compass Datacenters. Compass builds hyper scale and cloud data centers tailored to customers' needs. Delivering dedicated buildings and campuses through a tightly coupled supply chain and customer-centric network.
Prior to Compass, Amy was EVP Global Strategy and Growth at Symmetri - a consulting technology firm and Autodesk Platinum Partner. Amy was Autodesk's VP of Enterprise Transformation Practice, where she informed strategy on business outcomes, platform solutions, and consulting for customers incorporating transformational methodologies including industrialized construction, sustainability and new ways of working. She is a revenue generator and c-level relationship builder and was the VP executive sponsor for the Autodesk owner’s council engaging with world’s largest owners across industries. She was a senior leadership advisor for the executive engagement core team providing strategy for impactful customer engagements.
Amy has defined the language, process and frameworks adopted by companies, universities and countries reflecting the convergence of Design-Make-Operate models.
As the CEO of XSite Modular she pioneered a path as the world’s preeminent prefabrication consultant and is often called the Queen Of Prefab - creating the first prefabrication consultancy.
Ms. Marks champions the integration of transformational and innovative methods. She has strong relationships globally with many owners, architects and engineers, and supply chain partners. She is a unique and outspoken agent for change that is well-respected across many industries and is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and chairperson of conferences on business transformation, prefabrication and sustainability. She is the chairman and ambassador of the Advancing Prefabrication show.
Ms. Marks is committed to using her experience, thought leadership and high-profile within the construction industry to promote participation, innovation and advancement across all industry segments. She brings critical attention to attracting a diverse talent pool and tirelessly educates about inclusion as a means to bring new perspectives and skill sets into the industry. She is a passionate speaker on improving business results through increased diversity of thought. A graduate of UF and an alumna of Harvard Business School, Amy is mom to her daughter Mackenzie, and an avid sports fan having played competitive rugby for almost 15 years. She volunteers as the Chair of Corporate Partnership and Fundraising for the US Women's Rugby Foundation.