POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Timothy J. Kuester and Shirley E. Goza, signing singly,
and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned
to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any
rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of QTS Realty Trust, Inc.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, any amendment or
amendments thereto, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be
required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition,
or disposition of securities of the Company;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, any amendment or amendments thereto, or other form or
report, and timely file such form or forms with the SEC and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and
(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure
to comply with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2018.
/s/ David Robey
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Name: David Robey
Signature Page to Section 16 Power of Attorney