Paul Brownell bio Paul Brownell is Head of Global Public Policy & Government Affairs at Equinix, Inc., the world’s leading colocation data center and interconnection provider. In this role, he leads the government affairs team and designs and implements the company’s global public policy strategies. Previously, he led public policy and government affairs in Europe for the open-source software company, Red Hat. Prior to living in Europe, Paul led Dell Inc.’s Federal Government Affairs team in Washington, DC. He also represented the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and the American Electronics Association (AeA) before the US government. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He currently lives with his family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.