Dan Gerken

About Dan Gerken

I\'m an experienced legal counselor, first-chair civil litigator, and business-minded problem solver. I strive to lead team members with ceaseless support, positive engagement, and by example.

Experience

1. Senior Associate General Counsel, Americas

   Vertiv

   May 2022 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   I am Senior Associate General Counsel for Americas at Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global critical infrastructure provider with operations in more than 130 countries that generated $5 billion in revenue in 2021. As senior general counsel for U.S, Canada, and Latin America, I provide legal counsel on a variety of matters, including commercial transactions, litigation, and regulatory compliance.My duties are wide-ranging, including- Negotiating high-volume master sales agreements with key data center customers, governing hundreds of millions in sales annually- Managing outside litigation counsel decisively to resolve disputes promptly and under budget- Managing and mentoring a team of attorneys and contract administrators who review tens of millions in sales contracts each month- Advising senior engineers on long-term product planning and regulatory compliance issues- Spearheading cross-departmental responses to product issues to ensure short- and long-term solutions safely reduce risk and maximize customer satisfaction.Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally, and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.

Education

• The George Washington University Law School

  J.D.

• Norwalk High School

  Diploma

• Bowling Green State University

  B.A.

• Interlochen Arts Academy

  Post-graduate

• The Ohio State University

  M.A.