Martin Olsen

Martin Olsen currently serves as Vice President of Global Channels and Business Development for Active Power, Inc., a leading manufacturer of critical backup power systems and continuous power solutions for mission critical operations.

Prior to joining Active Power, Olsen served as director of the Data Center Group for Wright Line LLC. Prior to this, Olsen led the product marketing and business development charter for APC, a Schneider-Electric Company in Munich, Singapore and the United States.

A holder of two US patents, Olsen is a seasoned professional in the computer room and datacenter infrastructure markets with more than 13 years of global marketing, product development and business development experience. He has conducted extensive research in computer room and datacenter power/cooling infrastructure and his research, white papers and interviews have regularly been featured in Computerworld, Information Week, Consulting Specifying Engineer and other top tier industry publications. A regular speaker at some of the more prominent domestic and international tradeshows and events, Olsen has presented on containerized power/cooling infrastructure; datacenter power/cooling inefficiencies; datacenter power quality and reliability; modular power and cooling; and datacenter thermal runaway.

A member of several well-respected professional organizations, Olsen is involved with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), AFCOM, the Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) and 7x24 Exchange. He is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Olsen received his bachelor's of Science in Marketing from the International Business College at Kolding, Denmark. He also earned diplomas in Logistics and International Business Law from the International Business College at Kolding, Denmark.