Leadership

The Executive Team

Creating Greater Technology Together through engineering integrity and strategic vision.


Our Leadership Philosophy

XTT's executive directors combine decades of specialized experience in cloud networking, carrier routing, and global enterprise operations. We are committed to maintaining carrier neutrality, absolute customer SLA transparency, and building data-sovereign network fabrics. Our leadership team steers the technical design and growth strategy of our transit backbone, ensuring your operations remain secure and performing at their peak.

Board of Directors & Executives

Marcus Vance

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Focus: Alliances & GTM Strategy

Marcus Vance brings over 15 years of leadership experience in enterprise telecommunications, network sales engineering, and carrier consolidation. Prior to co-founding XTT, Marcus directed regional operations at major Tier-2 network transit providers, designing fiber extensions and routing frameworks for multi-state warehouse complexes. At XTT, Marcus guides the company's GTM strategy, channel sales, and strategic partnerships, driving our expansion into key regional exchange markets.

Sarah Chen

Director of Infrastructure & CTO
Focus: Backbone Architecture & ZTNA

Sarah Chen is a systems architect specializing in virtual network routing, BGP routing optimization, and SASE security hardening. With a strong background in software-defined network design and anycast configurations, Sarah directed the transition of several mid-market SaaS providers away from rigid legacy MPLS platforms to resilient SD-WAN architectures. At XTT, Sarah oversees PoP core deployments (Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle), BGP routing protocols, and Zero-Trust access compliance.

Elena Rostova

Vice President of Operations
Focus: Staging, SLA, & NOC Management

Elena Rostova leads XTT's global provisioning logistics, field dispatch coordination, and NOC operations. Elena has spent over a decade orchestrating high-density network hardware rollouts and hardware staging processes for distributed enterprise clients. At XTT, Elena manages our Atlanta configuration labs, SLA compliance audits, out-of-band monitoring systems, and 24/7 proactive carrier escalation teams.