DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. President And Chief Executive Officer Joins Northern Virginia Technology Council Board Of Directors

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) today announced Christopher Eldredge, president and chief executive officer, was appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Board of Directors. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events.

"The NVTC Board of Directors includes top leaders from some of the largest technology companies and organizations in Northern Virginia and the greater DC region, and we are pleased to add Chris to this pool of trusted advisors," said Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO of NVTC. "We look to the members of our Board to help us achieve our mission of connecting, growing, educating and advocating for the technology community throughout the area, and look forward to the expertise and perspective that Chris will bring to the organization and our members."

"It's an honor to join such a talented pool of executives on the NVTC board," said Eldredge. "This council has accomplished great things for the community, and DFT has benefited greatly by being a member. I look forward to serving our community in this new role."

NVTC is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. As the largest technology council in the nation, NVTC serves about 1,000 companies and organizations, including businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. Through its member companies, NVTC represents about 300,000 employees in the region.

About DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) is a leading owner, developer, operator and manager of enterprise-class, carrier-neutral, large multi-tenant wholesale data centers. The Company's facilities are designed to offer highly specialized, efficient and safe computing environments in a low-cost operating model. The Company's customers outsource their mission-critical applications and include national and international enterprises across numerous industries, such as technology, Internet content providers, media, communications, cloud-based, healthcare and financial services. The Company's 12 data centers are located in four major U.S. markets, which total 2.9 million gross square feet and 257 megawatts of available critical load to power the servers and computing equipment of its customers. DuPont Fabros Technology is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.dft.com.

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