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James R. Trout became Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Technical Operations in August, 2006, and served as Vice President, Portfolio Management for Digital Realty Trust since the completion of its initial public offering in November 2004. Since 2003, Mr. Trout had been a Managing Director of Proferian, an operating partner of GI Partners, with acquisition and leasing responsibilities within the GI Partners portfolio. Mr. Trout has over 21 years of real estate management, acquisition, leasing and development experience, and was most recently President of CRG West, an operating partner of The Carlyle Group, formed in 2001 to oversee and enhance strategic telecom assets managed by Carlyle Realty Group. Prior thereto, Mr. Trout was President of TeraSpace Networks, a data center development joint venture within Ross Perot, Jr.’s Hillwood Development Corporation, and a Vice President of ProLogis, a leader in industrial, technology and manufacturing facilities globally. Mr. Trout received a B.S. degree from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an M.B.A from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. | 