Leadership

Entrepreneurial leadership. Institutional ambition.

Shesmen Partners is founded and led by Al Kurti, who directs the firm’s North American digital infrastructure strategy.

Founder / CEO
Leadership

Al Kurti

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Al Kurti founded Shesmen Partners to build a focused advisory and development platform around the intersection of data center real estate, power, infrastructure and execution.

As Founder & CEO, he sets the company’s strategic direction, develops key relationships and leads the firm’s expansion into the United States and broader North American market.

The firm’s operating model is organized around the functional disciplines required for digital infrastructure: development and real estate, power and utilities, capital and transactions, commercial partnerships, legal and community engagement, and program delivery.

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Leadership architecture

A platform built by function.

DEVELOPMENT

Development & Real Estate

Site control, diligence, entitlement and development strategy.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Power & Utilities

Utility strategy, capacity pathways and infrastructure planning.

CAPITAL

Capital & Transactions

Capital relationships, partnerships and transaction execution.