Don Esterle

Mr. Don Esterle currently serves as the President & CEO of Reliable Partners. He has held this position since September 2006. Reliable Partners owns and operates nearly 800 acres of land that includes 6 million SF of underground space. The facility is used primarily for training and technology development to improve the safety for organizations and individuals that routinely operate in underground environments. A portion of the  property is also being developed as a highly secure data center campus.

Mr. Esterle previously held the positions of Vice President then President and CEO for Xodiax Data Centers from October 2000 until September 2006. In 2004 Xodiax was recognized by Inc. Magazine as the 85th fastest growing private company in America and was also recognized by Business First as the second fastest growing privately held company in Metro Louisville. In 2005 Xodiax was acquired by Peak 10 Data Centers, now Flexential Data Centers.

Mr. Esterle is a native of Louisville and is a graduate of St. Xavier High School and the University of Louisville School of Business. He served as Chairman of his church’s Administration and Finance Committee for over 10 years.  In addition, he has also previously served on the Board of Directors for Greater Louisville Inc's Technology Network, TeN, and on the Board of Directors for Friends of the Waterfront.

Mr. Esterle is married to Kimberly (Burch) Esterle, and they have three grown children;  Shelby is an Occupational Therapist and works with many Pillar community members, Luke is a Captain in the Unites States Army and Logan is a Navy veteran and Certified Airframe Mechanic for Gulfstream.