The $20 Billion Data Centre Boss You've Never Heard Of | Greg Boorer

<p><em>This is just an excerpt. The full interview with GREG BOORER is available exclusively for Rampart subscribers - go to rampart.news to watch now.</em></p><p><br></p><p>In 2007, Greg Boorer put his house on the line to build a data centre in Canberra, when the government&#39;s critical systems were still sitting in office basements. Nearly two decades later, CDC is a $20 billion business, and Greg is one of the most powerful (and least-known) figures in Australia&#39;s AI infrastructure boom.</p><p><br></p><p>Joe Aston sits down with the low-profile founder to ask whether data centres are losing the public relations war, what ordinary Australians will actually get out of the AI boom, and about the future of CDC&#39;s partnership with Australian AI infrastructure company, Firmus.</p><p><br></p><p>In May 2026, CDC landed a 555-megawatt deal with a US hyperscaler believed to be Amazon Web Services, which is equivalent to the size of every other deal combined that CDC had done in the previous 19 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Joe and Greg share a love of cricket. As Chair of Cricket ACT, Boorer gives a candid take on the dysfunction in Australian cricket and the forced resignation of Mike Baird.</p><p><br></p><p>Rampart Talks is brought to you by <a href="https://resolveforensic.com.au/"><em>⁠</em></a><a href="https://bhp.com/"><em>⁠BHP⁠</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.raywhitecommercial.com/"><em>⁠</em></a><a href="https://evidentiagroup.com/"><em>Evidentia</em></a> and <a href="https://www.raywhitecommercial.com/"><em>Ray White Commercial⁠</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Joe Aston:</strong></p><p><em>Joe Aston is one of Australia&#39;s most influential commentators on business, finance and politics.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For 12 years, he struck fear into the hearts of the nation&#39;s political and corporate leaders, transforming The Australian Financial Review&#39;s Rear Window into the nation&#39;s premier daily column.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>In 2024, he became a best-selling author with the publication of his first book, The Chairman&#39;s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>And in 2025, he launched</em><a href="https://rampart.news/"><em> ⁠Rampart⁠</em></a><em>, a premium subscription news publication specialising in Australian business and finance.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Follow Joe Aston on</em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjoeaston/"><em> ⁠LinkedIn⁠</em></a><em> and</em><