Former AWS Tech Leader Wayne Duso Joins Bitfarms Board: What It Means for HPC/AI Push

Bitfarms just brought on some serious firepower to its leadership team. Wayne Duso, who spent over a decade building AWS Boston from the ground up and scaling multiple billion-dollar businesses at Amazon Web Services, has officially joined the company’s Board of Directors. This move signals Bitfarms’ aggressive bet on the booming HPC and AI infrastructure market.

Who Is Wayne Duso?

Duso isn’t your typical board recruit. The guy spent 25+ years in enterprise technology, with 12 years specifically at AWS where he established and expanded AWS Boston into thousands of employees. During his time there, he launched and scaled several businesses to >$1B ARR—we’re talking data storage, data protection, data integration, and hybrid-edge cloud infrastructure serving millions of customers worldwide.

Before AWS, he held multiple leadership roles at EMC Corporation (later acquired by Dell) spanning nearly 20 years. The man’s got serious credentials: B.S. in Computer Science from UMass Amherst, M.S. in Systems Engineering from Boston University, plus executive education at MIT and Babson College.

Why Now? Why Duso?

The timing is crucial. Bitfarms is pivoting hard into HPC/AI infrastructure, and they’re not messing around. With a 1.3 GW energy pipeline already in place—over 1 GW of that concentrated in Pennsylvania—the company has something hyperscalers desperately want: abundant, reliable power.

Duso brings exactly what Bitfarms needs: deep expertise in building and scaling data center operations, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise solutions. His track record managing massive technical teams and developing storage systems for large-scale data centers directly aligns with what’s required to serve the exploding demand for AI training and HPC infrastructure.

The Strategic Angle

This appointment expands Bitfarms’ Board to seven directors, six of whom are independent. For a company in growth mode, adding someone with Duso’s experience launching and operating at scale is more than just symbolic—it’s about credibility and execution capability.

Bitfarms is positioning itself to capture the AI infrastructure gold rush happening across North America. The company’s geographically clustered power assets, particularly in Pennsylvania, represent a rare combination of available capacity and fiber connectivity that major hyperscalers and AI operators are actively hunting for.

What’s Next

With someone of Duso’s caliber now in the room, expect Bitfarms to accelerate conversations with major HPC/AI customers. His relationships and deep understanding of how enterprise-scale cloud operations work give the company a significant competitive advantage as it pursues long-term contracts and sustainable growth in this space.