College Football 2026
Live scores and schedules without the clutter, built by a fan who got tired of the alternatives.
Preston Grisham
Public policy executive working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure and government. I also build software.
About
I run policy and external affairs at Cologix, a data center and interconnection company. That means the rules, permits, power and politics that decide where digital infrastructure gets built. Before Cologix I led U.S. policy communications at Amazon and AWS, and before that I spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill, starting with Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina.
I wrote my first programs in the third grade and never really stopped. These days I build iOS apps in Swift, mostly to keep my hands on the technology I spend the workday talking about. Two are on the App Store and two more are on the way.
More about my backgroundAreas of work
Digital infrastructure policy
Data centers, power, permitting and the local politics of building the physical internet.
Public affairs & communications
Government relations, stakeholder engagement and communications strategy, in Congress and in industry.
Technology policy
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, energy and economic development at the federal, state and local level.
Software
iOS apps in Swift, plus web tools and a few hardware experiments.
Writing
Notes on infrastructure, technology, policy and whatever else I’m thinking about.
Experience
2026 – presentCologixVice President, Policy & External Affairs
2022 – 2026Amazon / AWSLead, U.S. Public Affairs & Policy Communications
2020 – 2022APCO WorldwideVice President, Technology Policy
2017 – 2020TechSCExecutive Director
Full résumé, back to 2002
Apps
PLNS
For years I sent the same text every Friday afternoon, copy-pasted to a dozen friends one at a time. PLNS replaces it. Say you’re free, see who else is, and make a plan without starting a group chat.
Capital DC Metro
Live train arrivals and line status for commuters who care more about reliability than flair.
Shot List
A daily photo scavenger hunt: four everyday objects and 24 hours to find and shoot them. The puzzle you have to go outside to solve.
Outside work
Saturdays in the fall belong to South Carolina football. The rest of the year I’m usually on a Midlands river with a kayak, in the kitchen attempting something I have no business attempting, or out with a camera and more lenses than I need. I’m a sucker for well-designed travel gear. My wife and daughter are the reason for most of it.
Contact
Policy, public affairs, software, or a good conversation. Email is the surest way to reach me.