Brian Schafer

Principal, Highland Associates & President, 7x24 Exchange Metro New York Chapter

Brian Schafer is a Principal of Highland Associates, a full-service Architectural, MEP Engineering and Commissioning firm focusing on mission critical facilities. The firm is celebrating 30 years in business and has been providing consulting, design and commissioning services for Fortune 500 Corporations, Financial Institutions, Wholesale Data Center and Co-Location service providers throughout our history. In his role as Principal he is responsible for key strategic accounts, client and project management as well as sales and marketing initiatives for the firm nationwide. He has been with Highland Associates since 2005 and has been in the mission critical industry for over 20 years.

In addition to his role at Highland, Brian has been a long time member of 7×24 Exchange International and more specifically, has served as the President of the Metro New York Chapter for nearly 15 years where he and several of the current Board Members revitalized the Chapter in 2003. The Metro New York Chapter is a very robust and active Chapter with a long history in the mission critical industry. The large financial service firms and the connection to Wall Street from the internet service providers, makes the Metro New York area a key market for the mission critical industry. The area has a very solid base of expertise in the industry and is home to many leading firms including the end users, consultants, contractors and equipment vendors that are involved on a global basis.