About Akamai Our Partners Our Customers Contact Us CDN Developers Customer Login Why Akamai Solutions Products Services & Support Home About Akamai Leadership Board of Directors George Conrades George Conrades Chairman George Conrades was named chairman and chief executive officer of Akamai in April 1999, bringing a broad range of business experience in the computing, Internet, telecommunications and media industries. Mr. Conrades became Executive Chairman of Akamai in April 2005 and became Chairman in July 2010. Before joining Akamai, Mr. Conrades was executive vice president and president of GTE Internetworking following the firm's acquisition of BBN Corporation in 1997. At GTE, he was responsible for creating GTE Internetworking and leading GTE's rapid growth in the data and Internet business, including integrated telecommunications services. From 1994 until GTE's acquisition of BBN, Mr. Conrades served as CEO of BBN, which became one of the industry's top-tier ISPs. BBN helped build the ARPANET, the forerunner to today's modern Internet. Prior to BBN, Mr. Conrades was an IBM senior vice president and member of IBM's Corporate Management Board. There, he was responsible for several of its key businesses including IBM United States, IBM Asia/Pacific and two manufacturing and development groups. In addition to Akamai, Mr. Conrades currently serves on the Board of Directors at Oracle, and formerly served on the Boards of Harley-Davidson and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. He also serves as venture partner emeritus at Polaris Venture Partners, and is Managing Partner of Longfellow Venture Partners, an early stage investment company. Mr. Conrades also is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Conrades is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University with majors in physics and mathematics. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. About Akamai Learn more about the history of Akamai and who we are as a company. Company History Facts & Figures Where to Find Us Akamai is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States with operations around the world. View our global locations Akamai in the News Learn about Akamai's recent news and announcements, industry recognition and more. Visit our newsroom Join the Akamai Team We live in a time when you can rise as high as your ideas take you - and nowhere is this more true than at Akamai. Learn about careers at Akamai ABOUT AKAMAI Overview Diversity Company History Careers Locations Newsroom Leadership Corporate Responsibility Investor Relations Events Tech Talks SOLUTIONS By Industry Why Akamai Intelligent Platform PRODUCTS Web Performance Media Delivery Cloud Security Cloud Networking Network Operator INDUSTRIES Automotive Business Services Financial Services Healthcare & Life Sciences Hotel & Travel Manufacturing Media & Entertainment Gaming Public Sector Retail & Consumer Goods Software & Technology Software as a Service Startups RESOURCES CDN Center Developers Partners State of the Internet Technical Publications Training Webinars White Papers Glossary WE'RE SOCIAL Akamai Blog Akamai Community Facebook Twitter YouTube Play As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company’s advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter. ©2017 Akamai Technologies | Privacy & Policies | EMEA Legal Notices | Support | Webmaster | Sitemap Deutsch English - UK English - US Español Français Italiano 中文 日本語 한국어 Submit