Jonathan Gibbs hired as Chief Data Center Officer
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Riot recently hired Jonathan Gibbs as Chief Data Center Officer to add hyperscale data center expertise as it shifts capacity toward high-value data centers.
Source (primary)
riot 8-K exhibit (riot-20250731xex99d1.htm) (SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex), press_release)
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Quote: “bolstered by our addition of hyperscale expertise through recent hires, in particular Jonathan Gibbs as Chief Data Center Officer”
How we checked this
Checked on October 13, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The CEO's statement in Riot's Q2 2025 results release says the shift toward high-value data centers is bolstered by recent hires adding hyperscale expertise, in particular Jonathan Gibbs as Chief Data Center Officer.
Confirmed in the source:
- Riot recently hired Jonathan Gibbs as Chief Data Center Officer
- The hire adds hyperscale data center expertise to Riot
- Riot's strategy involves progressively shifting capacity toward high-value data centers
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex) (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837025009894/riot-20250731xex99d1.htm) in full (14,007 characters, retrieved October 9, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms riot 8-K exhibit (riot-20250731xex99d1.htm)
Quote: “bolstered by our addition of hyperscale expertise through recent hires, in particular Jonathan Gibbs as Chief Data Center Officer”