BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player?
For key contributions to Internet infrastructure and the tech ecosystem.
Tom Leighton cofounded cloud delivery and cybersecurity platform Akamai Technologies in 1998 and served as chief scientist until he became CEO in 2013.
Leighton holds a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from MIT.
CAREER MILESTONES
2019
Received the Visionary Award as Akamai's CEO at the annual SC* Awards gala
2018
Elected an ACM Fellow for "his leadership in the establishment of content delivery networks, and his contributions to algorithm design"
2008
Elected member of National Academy of Sciences
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BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player?
For key contributions to Internet infrastructure and the tech ecosystem.
Tom Leighton cofounded cloud delivery and cybersecurity platform Akamai Technologies in 1998 and served as chief scientist until he became CEO in 2013.
Leighton holds a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from MIT.
CAREER MILESTONES
2019
Received the Visionary Award as Akamai's CEO at the annual SC* Awards gala
2018
Elected an ACM Fellow for "his leadership in the establishment of content delivery networks, and his contributions to algorithm design"
2008
Elected member of National Academy of Sciences