Drew M. Donahue

Vice President - Strategic Accounts @ Taco, Inc.

About

I specialize in mission-critical infrastructure growth, hyperscale ecosystem development, and thermal management strategy across AI data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, biopharmaceutical, aerospace, and defense markets. Over the past decade, I’ve built my career at the intersection of manufacturing, commercialization, operations, strategic partnerships, and infrastructure market development — helping industrial organizations adapt to rapidly evolving compute and mission-critical environments. Today, my primary focus is supporting hyperscale and AI-driven infrastructure growth through strategic engagement with hyperscalers, engineering firms, EPC contractors, OEMs, and representative networks across North America and beyond. I serve as a trusted escalation point and strategic partner for complex infrastructure challenges involving thermal management, liquid cooling evolution, supply chain coordination, and next-generation compute environments. Areas of focus include: • Mission-critical and hyperscale infrastructure strategy • AI data center thermal management and liquid cooling trends • Commercialization and go-to-market transformation • Strategic account and ecosystem development • Cross-functional organizational leadership • OEM, EPC, and engineering alignment • Supply chain coordination and strategic enablement initiatives I’m particularly interested in the evolving relationship between AI workloads, thermal constraints, liquid cooling architectures, and the industrial supply chain supporting next-generation compute infrastructure. Active in organizations and communities including AFCOM, Data Center World, Data Center Dynamics, and Vertical Xchange.

Country

United States

City

Madison

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Semiconductor Fabrication, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Supply Chain Management, OEM Sales, Commercialization, Strategic Partnerships, Cooling System, Data Center Infrastructure, Thermal Management, Hyperscale, Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Voice of the Customer, Product Development, Team Building, New Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Direct Sales, Business Strategy, Product Management

Experience

Vice President - Strategic Accounts

Taco, Inc.

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Lead strategic initiatives focused on mission-critical infrastructure, hyperscale ecosystems, and evolving thermal management requirements across data center and other critical infrastructure markets. Serve as the strategic liaison between hyperscale operators, engineering firms, EPC contractors, OEMs, representative organizations, and internal commercial teams supporting rapidly evolving compute infrastructure environments. Areas of focus include: • Mission-critical infrastructure strategy • Thermal management and liquid cooling trends • Strategic account coordination and escalation support • OEM and EPC relationship alignment • CRM modernization and strategic enablement initiatives • Industry engagement, market intelligence, and infrastructure strategy

National Sales Manager-Nicotra-Gebhardt

Regal Beloit Corporation

2018-11 - 2023-7 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Led North American mission critical growth initiatives for Nicotra-Gebhardt, focusing on high-performance air movement and Fan Filter Unit (FFU) solutions across mission-critical, clean room, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, OEM, and advanced manufacturing environments. Served as the voice of the customer across sales, engineering, product development, manufacturing, and operations teams, helping align market requirements with evolving product and application strategies. Maintained operational coordination between Malaysian and U.S. manufacturing teams while spearheading the expansion of U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities during COVID-related global supply chain disruption to improve responsiveness, reduce logistics exposure, and support regional market growth initiatives. Areas of focus included: • Mission-critical and advanced technical infrastructure applications • Semiconductor, clean room, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing environments • Fan Filter Unit (FFU) and critical airflow applications • OEM and engineering relationship development • Product commercialization and market expansion • Manufacturing operations and cross-functional coordination • Strategic pricing leadership across the Americas

Account Manager

FCX Performance

2015-5 - 2018-11 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Greater Milwaukee Area

Supported industrial and engineered infrastructure projects across manufacturing, process, energy, and mission-critical environments, focusing on flow control, automation, and engineered system applications. Areas of focus included: • Engineered flow control and process systems • OEM, contractor, and end-user coordination • Technical application support and customer engagement • Infrastructure-focused business development

Marketing Team

RTP Company

2015-1 - 2015-5 · 5 mos

Supported strategic marketing and commercialization initiatives across industrial and engineered materials markets.

Business Development Analyst

RTP Company

2014-6 - 2015-1 · 8 mos

Supported business development and market analysis initiatives focused on engineered materials, commercial growth strategy, and industrial market opportunities.