PowerBridge’s mission has always centered on developing powered, gigawatt-scale data center campuses that combine energy infrastructure and digital infrastructure. As demand for gigawatt-scale campuses accelerates across the U.S., the company continues to build a team designed to meet that movement. The appointment of Debra L. Raggio as Executive Vice President and General Counsel marks an important milestone in that journey.
Debra joins PowerBridge at a time of significant growth, as the convergence of energy, power, and digital infrastructure continues to reshape how large-scale data center campuses are developed. With more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry, as well as digital infrastructure experience, specializing in natural gas, electricity, and data center markets, she brings deep regulatory and commercial expertise to the role. At PowerBridge, she will oversee legal, regulatory, environmental, government affairs, and communications, while serving as a strategic advisor to Founder and CEO Alex Hernandez and the Board.
Throughout her career, Debra has been a leading national voice in shaping regulatory frameworks across energy and digital infrastructure sectors in the United States, with experience spanning power markets such as PJM and ERCOT. Her background includes private practice at Baker Botts and executive leadership roles at major energy companies, including Talen Energy Corp.
Debra was also a founding management team member of Cumulus Data LLC, a multi-gigawatt data center campus co-located with the Susquehanna Nuclear generation station in Pennsylvania. Her regulatory, commercial, and legal leadership helped enable the development and execution of the project, culminating in its sale to Amazon in 2024. Today, that campus is the foundation for an approximately $20 billion investment supporting the continued expansion of Amazon Web Services.
That experience directly aligns with PowerBridge’s approach to combining power generation, electric campus infrastructure, pad-ready data center sites, and fiber infrastructure to serve growing data center demand while adding needed power supply to regional electric grids. Reflecting on her decision to join the company, Debra shared, “I am honored to be joining CEO Alex Hernandez and the team of executives I worked with in the formation and execution of the Cumulus Data Center Campus. I look forward to helping PowerBridge become the country’s premier powered-campus development company at multi-gigawatt scale, combining power generation, electric campus infrastructure, pad-ready data center sites, and fiber infrastructure to serve the growing need for data centers, while adding needed power supply to the electric grids, including PJM and ERCOT.”
Debra’s appointment reinforces PowerBridge’s focus on regulatory leadership, strategic execution, and disciplined growth as the company advances powered, gigawatt-scale data center campuses across the United States.
