Leadership

Current Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific, Inc. Mr. Sullivan has more than a decade of experience in financial services, with a focus on investment banking in the digital assets and infrastructure space.

His expertise spans strategy development, corporate finance and M&A. Prior to joining Core as President in 2023, Adam served as a Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets and Infrastructure at XMS Capital Partners. In his role at XMS, Mr. Sullivan established himself as one of the key facilitators for M&A and capital raises in the crypto mining industry, overseeing more than $5 billion of transactions, including Core Scientific’s business combination with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (“XPDI”) (NASDAQ: XPDI) in 2021.

He previously served at Indian Wells Capital Management and M&T Bank. Mr. Sullivan received his Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics from the University of Rochester.

Matt has over 15 years experience working in operations and engineering management. He has a strong background in infrastructure strategy and management, site engineering, and data center operations.

Previously Matt was at Equinix, where he was the Senior Director – Americas IBX Operations. While at Equinix, he was responsible for 200 data centers, 380,000 cabinets, and 1,000MW of critical infrastructure. Prior to Equinix, Matt spent 12 years at Hewlett Packard where he was responsible for end-to-end data center infrastructure services. Matt started his career at with the US Army as a Tactical Node Center Switch Supervisor. Matt holds a BS in Organizational Leadership from Texas A&M – Commerce and an AAS in Information Technology from Central Texas College.

Russell Cann has 21 years of experience designing, building, and growing large scale technology infrastructure companies. Prior to Core Scientific, Russell grew and developed a blockchain and cryptocurrency mining business as well as several other network infrastructure concerns. Previously he worked for Accenture in the areas of fintech and risk management on projects in Europe and the Americas.

An active Philanthropist, Russell is a Trustee for the National Foundation of the Boy Scouts of America and Alston Wilkes Society. Further he volunteers with Sue Kuhlen Camp for Kids and Lion’s Club. He is an active member of YPO and graduated cum laude from the South Carolina Honors College and the Moore School of Business.

Todd DuChene brings over 26 years’ experience as a General Counsel in private and public companies. His expertise spans intellectual property, patents, IPOs, and strategic transactions. Todd was 29 years old when he became VP, General Counsel for Office Max. He was instrumental with the IPO at OfficeMax, which was one of the largest IPOs in retail history. Todd joined Fisher Scientific and helped grow the business from $500M to $6B. Todd worked on 100+ deals while at Fisher Scientific until it merged with Thermo Electron. He served as GC at several other technology companies that ranged from $2B to $12B: Solectron, National Semiconductor, Nuance, and FLIR Systems.

Todd received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at The College of Wooster and received his JD from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Larry Kom, MPA, PhD is a technology leader with 25 years of experience developing scalable compute infrastructure and optimized workflows through digital oversight. He founded and sold 3 startups in mobile, iGaming, and cryptocurrency. He is a digital forensics researcher, financial system auditor, software system architect, and industrial power and automation engineer. His academic focus is antifraud, internal controls, and vulnerability analysis.

Jeff Taylor joined Core Scientific from People Connect, where he served as Director of Site Reliability and Dev Ops. Jeff started his career with Amazon and spent 14 years, expanding the fulfillment center network, operating and engineering upon the global retail sites and designing and launching many Amazon Web Services. He joined AWS as employee #20 and helped to grow the organization to several thousand. Jeff received many honors at Amazon, including the Amazon Inventor Award for his work on AWS and S3, as well as the Fire Extinguisher Award, for operational excellence in process and services. After Amazon, Jeff spent four years at CDK Global, leading Strategic Platform Engineering during a divestiture event and migrating mission critical aspect to the cloud. Jeff received his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington.

Michael Bros has over 15 years of finance experience spanning capital markets, M&A, investment management, and corporate finance. He previously served as Director of Finance and Vice President of Early-Stage Investments at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, where he helped manage a portfolio of promising early-stage growth companies. Prior to Kayne Anderson, Michael worked in Investment Banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Michael earned a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Management from the University of St. Thomas.

Carol has nearly 20 years of experience working in the energy industry, with a strong background in energy infrastructure, deregulated markets, site selection, and economic development.

Carol was previously at FirstEnergy Corp, where she was the Director of Economic Development. She has also served as Director at FirstEnergy Solutions where she launched and led two sales and marketing teams, including four managers and a staff of 35 associates. She developed teams who consistently achieved revenue and new client acquisition targets. Carol holds a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University. She currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for two nonprofit organizations including the Autism Society of Greater Akron and Keep Akron Beautiful. She also serves on the Ohio Market Leadership Advisory Board for USGBC Ohio.

Rob has over 25 years in enterprise colocation data center operations. Most notably, he served as Senior Director of Operations at Equinix, where he oversaw their Ashburn, VA operations as well as additional data centers across the East Region. During his tenure at Equinix, Rob led large scale data center projects in design and construction, capacity management, real estate, and site engineering.

Rob received his Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems and Business from Liberty University and holds a Certified Data Center Professional certification from Marist College.

Matt Tyndall joined Core Scientific as Head of Site Development in September 2024. In this role, Matt leads the identification, qualification and acquisition of new sites and the associated design, construction and infrastructure procurement to expand Core Scientific’s portfolio of powered digital infrastructure. Matt possesses highly relevant experience and unique insights from more than 35 years in the design and build industry, focused on data center development.

Prior to joining Core Scientific, Matt was founding partner at Advocate Management Partners providing creative design, construction, and real estate leadership in mission critical infrastructure planning, design, diligence, deployment, and capital planning. He also served as Chief Development Officer at AUBix, LLC, a multi-tenant, mission-critical data center. Matt previously served as EVP of Property Development of QTS Realty Trust for 8 years, where he was responsible for diligence, design, build, and procurement. Prior to QTS, Matt spent over 21 years as an Account Executive with Turner Construction with a focus on the Data Center vertical.

Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University and studied Building Science at Auburn University.

Sean Kimble is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Core Scientific, leading the company’s people strategy to support its rapid growth and evolving business needs. With over 30 years of experience in human resources leadership, Sean specializes in talent development, organizational transformation, and employee engagement.

Before joining Core Scientific, Sean served as Vice President of Human Resources at USA Compression (NYSE: USAC), where he was a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team. He played a key role in shaping executive compensation, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development. His expertise was instrumental in the company’s $1.8 billion acquisition of a competitor in 2018.

Before USA Compression, Sean led HR functions at Millard Refrigerated Services, overseeing over 2,200 employees across North America. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Charles Schwab and Levi Strauss, gaining deep expertise in workforce strategy and business transformation.

Sean holds both a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Jon Charbonneau is the Vice President of Investor Relations at Core Scientific, where he oversees engagement with investors and strengthens relationships with key stakeholders. With over 15 years of experience in equity research and investor relations, Jon brings deep expertise in financial communication and market strategy.

Before joining Core Scientific, Jon served as Vice President of Investor Relations at Sonder Inc., leading initiatives to enhance transparency and alignment with the investment community. Before that, he was Director of Investor Relations at Expedia Group, playing a critical role in shaping investor engagement strategies.

Earlier in his career, Jon spent nearly a decade at Cowen and Company, including as Vice President of Equity Research, specializing in Communications Infrastructure. His contributions helped his research team achieve top rankings by Institutional Investor.

Jim Nygaard is the Chief Financial Officer of Core Scientific, leading the company’s financial strategy, capital allocation, and investor relations. With nearly 30 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience, Jim brings deep expertise in M&A, corporate finance, and capital markets to support Core Scientific’s growth and strategic initiatives.

Since 2008, he has served as a Managing Director at XMS Capital Partners, LLC, leading M&A execution activities, strategic financings, and chairing the firm’s Fairness Committee. From 2021 to 2022, Jim served as Chief Financial Officer of Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (XPDI), which merged with Core Scientific. Before XMS Capital, Jim spent 12 years in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division, advising a diverse group of clients across a variety of industries. His career deal experience includes over $100 billion of strategic transactions and financings.

A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, he was valedictorian of his department and received Bronze Tablet Honors, the university’s highest academic distinction.