Beale Infrastructure (“Beale”) today announced that Hanns Lee has joined the company as Chief Development Officer. Mr. Lee is a veteran real estate executive with 30 years of institutional leadership experience, further strengthening Beale’s executive team as the company accelerates its buildout of digital infrastructure projects across North America.
Beale was established in 2024 to address surging demand for responsibly sited data centers, energy, and infrastructure. The company partners with utilities, local governments, and community stakeholders to enable digital infrastructure projects that respect local growth priorities and environmental constraints. Beale is a portfolio company of funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, one of the world’s largest private investors in digital infrastructure.
“Sustainability isn’t an afterthought at Beale – it drives site selection strategy and evaluations with communities,” said Ayla Matthews, Managing Director at Blue Owl Capital and Co-Founder & Member of the Board of Directors at Beale. “Hanns is a distinguished real estate and sustainability leader and brings three decades of experience forging community partnerships and scaling portfolios. He joins Beale at the perfect moment to drive execution across several gigawatts of near-term projects.”
Prior to Beale, Mr. Lee served as Senior Managing Director at Hines, overseeing development and asset management for Northern California. Across a two-decade career with Hines, his previous roles also included Head of Flex Workplace Services and Managing Director in Hines’ Office of Innovation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lee held executive leadership positions at the Irvine Company and Lowe Enterprises. He is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty in Europe and Africa attaining the rank of Captain.
“I’ve spent my career building teams and projects that outlast any one market cycle, and Beale’s community-first approach to data center development reflects those same business principles,” said Mr. Lee. “This moment calls for developers who can build projects the right way – responsibly, transparently, and with the lifecycle impacts in mind. That’s what drew me to Beale.”
About Beale Infrastructure
Beale Infrastructure develops digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies, partnering closely with customers, communities, and utilities to enable innovative data center solutions with sustainable long-term impact. For more information about Beale, please visit www.bealeinfra.com
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