Strong Financial Backing
LightEdge’s private ownership and robust financial support by The Anschutz Corporation empowers us to invest heavily in each of our markets and facilities.
LightEdge was founded back in 1996 as the Midwest’s premier Internet Service Provider out of Des Moines, Iowa. After two decades of growth and pioneering in network, LightEdge entered a new chapter. The company doubled down on the data centers and compliant cloud services they were known for to support the most complex IT requirements for highly regulated industries.
Throughout the years, their team of experts has doubled in size, and LightEdge has built & expanded seven Tier III facilities across Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Omaha, NE, Raleigh, NC, and Austin, TX. They shed their persona as an IT Consulting firm and honed in on their core areas of expertise: cloud, colocation, and compliance. Over the past decade, LightEdge has achieved SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II & SOC 3 compliance, became ISO 20000-1 & ISO 27001 certified, and successfully completed audits for HIPAA, PCI DSS, HITRUST, and (most recently) NIST. LightEdge’s impenetrable physical security and global compliance standards make them unmatched in the cloud and colocation space.
WHAT MAKES LIGHTEDGE DIFFERENT ?
Leading Compliance
We put extensive emphasis on maintaining the industry’s top standards. As part of our promise to provide customers with the best in security and compliance, we annually undergo third-party audits for ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST and SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II & SOC 3.
Direct Chief Security & Compliance Officer Access
On top of giving clients access to our certifications, our on-staff Chief Security & Compliance Officer will also consult with clients free of charge. He works directly with customers’ audit teams to reduce their costs and ensure regulatory compliance.
24/7/365 Infrastructure Support
At LightEdge, we don’t just provide the infrastructure. We also supply the hands-on support that goes along with it to save our customers internal resources and costs
Executive Team
Jim Masterson
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Springborn
Chief Operating Officer
Steve DenHerder
Chief Financial Officer
Jody Gehl
Vice President of Human Resources
Matt Hammons
Vice President of Operations
Brenden Bryan
Vice President of Cloud Services
Sean Stenger
Vice President of Sales
Mike McHenry
Vice President of Product Architecture
Michael Hannan
Chief Security Officer
