As demand for AI compute infrastructure surges, companies are strengthening their leadership to execute on ambitious scaling plans. BluSky AI Inc. has appointed Riley Cooney as its Corporate Development and Strategy Officer. Cooney, a finance and operations executive with deep experience in scaling hyperscale data center power and revenue at Core Scientific, will lead strategic initiatives to expand BluSky AI's prefabricated modular data center and GPU-as-a-service offerings.
BluSky AI appoints Riley Cooney as Corporate Development and Strategy Officer.
Cooney brings experience from Core Scientific, where he helped scale revenue 24x and power capacity from 30MW to 800MW+.
He has advised on AI/HPC data center strategy for institutional and Wall Street clients.
His background includes leadership in finance, infrastructure, operations, and investor relations.
The role will focus on scaling BluSky's "SkyMod" modular AI data center factories.
BluSky positions itself as a "Neocloud" providing foundational AI infrastructure.
Cooney's appointment brings critical scaling expertise to BluSky AI's leadership team. His most notable experience comes from a five-year tenure at Core Scientific, a major digital infrastructure company, where he played a key role in a monumental growth phase—scaling revenue by 24 times and expanding power capacity from 30 megawatts to over 800 megawatts. This hands-on experience in managing the financial and operational complexities of rapid infrastructure scaling is directly applicable to BluSky AI's ambitions in the AI infrastructure market.
BluSky AI's strategy centers on being a "foundational layer" in the AI revolution by providing rapidly deployable, prefabricated "SkyMod" data centers and GPU-as-a-Service. Cooney's role will be pivotal in driving the corporate development and strategic partnerships needed to scale this model. His recent work advising global institutional clients on AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data center strategy also provides valuable market insight for positioning BluSky's offerings.
CEO Trent D'Ambrosio highlighted Cooney's cross-functional expertise in finance, infrastructure, and operations as an "important asset" for continued growth. This suggests the appointment is designed to ensure that BluSky AI's expansion is underpinned by robust financial planning, strategic capital allocation, and operational discipline—critical elements for capital-intensive infrastructure businesses seeking to capitalize on the AI compute boom.
The addition of an executive with Cooney's pedigree signals BluSky AI's serious intent to scale its modular AI infrastructure business. By integrating deep hyperscale operational knowledge with corporate development strategy, the company aims to translate its "infrastructure first" approach into significant market share. This move positions BluSky AI to potentially become a key enabler for enterprises and innovators seeking to bypass traditional data center constraints and accelerate their AI initiatives.
About BluSky AI Inc.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, BluSky AI Inc. is a Neocloud purpose-built for artificial intelligence through rapidly deployable SkyMod data centers. SkyMods are next-generation, scalable AI Factories providing speed-to-market and energy optimization for entities requiring high-performance infrastructure to support machine learning workloads. BluSky AI empowers small, mid-sized, enterprise, and academic partners from start-up to scale-up to drive innovation without compromise.
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