CBRE Promotes Anna Wolke (Faktorow) and Stuart Dyer to Executive Vice President in Data Center Solutions Group

CBRE has promoted Anna Wolke (Faktorow) and Stuart Dyer to Executive Vice President within the firm's Data Center Solutions Group, the company announced Aug. 10. Both professionals are based in Northern Virginia and advise developers, investors, institutional owners and occupiers across the U.S. data center sector.

A Team With a Measurable Track Record

Wolke, Dyer and their team have collectively completed more than $28 billion in capital markets transactions, 45 powered land transactions valued at more than $2.1 billion, and more than 1,300 megawatts of data center leasing transactions.

Wolke specializes in advising data center developers, investors and institutional owners on capital markets and strategic real estate transactions, helping clients evaluate and execute complex investment, development and portfolio strategies across the digital infrastructure sector.

"I've had the opportunity to work alongside exceptional clients and colleagues during a period of tremendous growth for the data center industry," Wolke said. "As demand for digital infrastructure continues to evolve, I look forward to helping our clients execute their strategies and capitalize on opportunities across the market."

Dyer focuses on advising clients across the artificial intelligence, cloud and federal sectors on data center occupancy and development strategies. He joined CBRE in 2021 after serving as Global Data Center and Strategy Lead at IBM, where he managed data center transactions worldwide, and previously led business development initiatives at CyrusOne, where he helped establish the company's federal sector program.

"The data center industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by accelerating demand for compute capacity and digital infrastructure," Dyer said. "CBRE's platform and the strength of our Data Center Solutions team position us to help clients navigate a rapidly changing environment, and I'm excited to continue supporting their growth objectives in the years ahead."

Data Centers Now a Core Earnings Driver for CBRE

The promotions reflect a broader shift in how data centers fit within CBRE's overall business. Critical infrastructure — which includes data centers alongside Pearce Services — accounted for approximately 14% of CBRE's core EBITDA in 2025, up from roughly 3% in 2021. Critical infrastructure services revenue surged 71% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong growth in Data Center Solutions. CBRE generated more than $3 billion in infrastructure revenue in 2025 and nearly $950 million in the first quarter of 2026 alone, with data center leasing revenue more than tripling year-over-year. First-quarter 2026 operating profit was lifted by earlier-than-anticipated profits from the data center land development program.

Kyle Schoppmann, President of CBRE Mid-Atlantic, framed the promotions in the context of that growth. "The explosive growth of cloud computing and digital infrastructure is reshaping the data center sector, creating both new opportunities and new complexity for our clients," Schoppmann said. "Anna and Stu have been instrumental in helping clients navigate that growth while contributing to the continued expansion of our Data Center Solutions business. Their promotions reflect the depth of expertise and leadership they bring to the platform."

Northern Virginia: The Market at the Center of It All

The Northern Virginia data center market, where Wolke and Dyer are based, recorded 1,102 megawatts of net absorption in 2025 — a 144% increase over 2024 — making it the leading market among primary U.S. hubs. Total inventory in the market reached 4,039.6 megawatts by late 2025, a 37% year-over-year increase, while available space stood at just 21.5 megawatts, equating to a 0.5% vacancy rate. By the first quarter of 2026, that vacancy rate had tightened further to 0.3%.

Supply constraints have pushed asking rates for requirements of 10 megawatts or more to between $155 and $185 per kilowatt in Northern Virginia. Across primary U.S. markets, average asking rates for 250–500 kilowatt requirements rose 6.5% year-over-year to $195.94 per kilowatt per month, marking the fourth consecutive annual increase. Ninety-six percent of scheduled 2026 supply in Northern Virginia is already pre-committed, with preleasing activity extending into 2027.

Across all primary U.S. markets, net absorption reached a record 2,497.6 megawatts in 2025, with Northern Virginia accounting for the largest share. The demand surge has been driven by hyperscale expansion, AI compute requirements and new power availability, with global supply unable to keep pace in the highest-demand markets.

Market Outlook

The promotions position Wolke and Dyer at the executive level of a business line that CBRE has identified as central to its growth strategy. With vacancy in Northern Virginia at historic lows, powered land and development transactions increasingly flowing into CBRE's financials, and AI-driven demand continuing to reshape requirements across the sector, the Data Center Solutions Group's Northern Virginia leadership now carries expanded responsibility within one of commercial real estate's most active market segments.

Sources: CBRE Press Release