An infrastructure platform for power-first development
The Blob Company supports investors, developers and landowners in the structuring, development and commercialization of data center and AI infrastructure projects — operating upstream of traditional project delivery
Matthieu Gallego
From construction site to boardroom — bridging technical depth, investor logic and energy strategy
Matthieu Gallego is a senior data center expert and board-level advisor with over a decade of experience delivering, structuring and advising large-scale mission-critical and hyperscale data center projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
He has led developments ranging from edge facilities (5–20 MW IT) to hyperscale and AI-ready campuses exceeding 400 MW IT, with an aggregated track record covering multiple gigawatts of IT capacity and several billions of euros in CAPEX. His expertise spans the full lifecycle: powered land structuring, grid connection strategy, ICPE & Seveso regulatory compliance, design, construction, commissioning and commercialization.
He serves on multiple Boards of Advisors for data center developers and technical consultancies across EMEA, and has been a Data Center Expert Advisor to the European Commission (Horizon Europe), contributing to initiatives on digital infrastructure, resilience and data sovereignty.
A decade across hyperscale, AI and mission-critical
- 2026 — PresentFounderThe Blob Company
Independent advisory and development platform dedicated to the strategic structuring and early-stage development of data center projects across Europe and selected international markets. Operates upstream of traditional project delivery — board-level and investor-side advisory on land, power, capital structure and market positioning.
- 2025Head of Data Centers — France, Luxembourg & MoroccoRLB SQA Europe
Regional strategy, client engagement and delivery for hyperscale, colocation and industrial data center programs. CAPEX/OPEX optimization, phasing strategies, delivery governance and risk management for investors, developers, hyperscalers and end-users.
- 2018 — 2024Director, Head of Data Centers & LogisticsTurner & Townsend, Paris
Built and scaled the data center and industrial business unit from inception to 60+ professionals and €8m annual revenue, delivering €1.5bn+ of CAPEX in a single year. Programme Director & Project Director on Europe's most complex hyperscale and mission-critical projects for leading operators, investors and developers.
- 2017 — 2018EMEA Data Center Project ManagerOVH (UK · Paris · Poland)
Led project management worldwide standards setup across EMEA hyperscale rollouts.
- 2015 — 2018Industrial & Construction Project ManagerArcadis, Paris
End-to-end project leadership across initiation, definition, tender, execution and handover for mission-critical industrial environments.
- 2015Junior Industrial Project EngineerEDF France
Preliminary M&E design engineering on a national waste storage construction project.
Multi-GW pipeline · Multi-billion € CAPEX
Beyond France — EMEA, GCC and Asia
Strategic advisory, development, project delivery, investment support, technical due diligence and large-scale hyperscale program leadership across Europe, the Middle East and Asia — from edge facilities of 5 MW IT to AI-ready campuses exceeding 450 MW IT, representing several gigawatts of cumulative capacity and multiple billions of euros of infrastructure investment.
End-to-end delivery of a mission-critical Tier IV (2N) data center — from concept design through commissioning and operational go-live. Project governance, contractor management, commissioning oversight and final handover within a mature hyperscale and colocation market.
Live-environment expansion of an operational Tier IV facility from ~1 MW to 6 MW IT with zero downtime. Complex phasing, operational risk mitigation, commissioning and deployment of PM standards across a major European cloud provider's international rollout.
Technical, operational and commercial due diligence on existing data center assets for telecom and infrastructure investors. Asset valuation, CAPEX benchmarking, acquisition support, and advisory on greenfield & brownfield opportunities in the Belgian market.
Development and investment strategy for hyperscale and colocation opportunities. Site screening, land & power assessments, CAPEX modelling, investment committee support and commercialization planning across one of Europe's fastest-growing data center regions.
Multi-country hyperscale program support — business plan structuring, development phasing, power strategy, investment modelling and delivery governance for investors targeting the Italian digital infrastructure sector.
Regional growth strategy, client engagement, project origination and delivery oversight for international investors, hyperscalers, colocation operators and industrial clients evaluating the Luxembourg market.
Strategic market development for hyperscale, cloud, colocation and digital infrastructure opportunities — market assessments, infrastructure benchmarking and regional expansion support linking North Africa and Southern Europe.
Board Advisor on hyperscale and AI-ready campus developments exceeding 250 MW IT. Master planning, transmission strategy, coordination with national energy stakeholders, renewable PPAs, carbon credits and long-term campus scalability for advanced AI/HPC infrastructure in the Gulf.
Strategic development of hyperscale and AI-oriented campuses — utility coordination, technical due diligence, investment modelling and market positioning for investors entering one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets.
Assessment of AI-ready and hyperscale opportunities driven by cloud adoption and AI workloads — power strategy, utility infrastructure, CAPEX benchmarking, investor support and long-term hyperscale growth planning.
Early international experience via Technip on major industrial and energy infrastructure projects — acoustic and vibration engineering studies, technical benchmarking and engineering standards for global energy clients.
Beyond country-specific assignments, multi-country data center platforms led or advised for some of the world's largest operators, investors and developers — hyperscale campus developments exceeding 200 MW IT, colocation expansion programs, AI-ready campus strategies, investment & acquisition due diligence, powered-land development, grid connection strategy, CAPEX/OPEX optimization, JV structuring, development governance, construction & commissioning oversight, and commercialization.
Power is the binding constraint of digital infrastructure
We approach every site, every structure and every transaction as a power-first proposition — engineered for institutional execution, transparent governance and confidential delivery. The platform is deliberately positioned upstream of project delivery, where strategic value is created: land, power, structure and market.
- ATD® — Accredited Tier Designer (Uptime Institute)
- Green Belt® — Lean Management in Data Centers
- PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner
- EU Commission — Horizon Europe Data Center Expert Advisor
- AFNOR UF 215 — ISO Data Center Standards Member
- BPI France — Non-Executive Board Advisor