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Tom Leighton
  • Industry

    Software

  • Location

    Cambridge, MA

  • Social Media
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Tom Leighton

TECH POWER PLAYERS 50 | RANKED #23

Cofounder and CEO, Akamai Technologies

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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TECH POWER PLAYERS 50 | RANKED #23

Tom Leighton

Cofounder and CEO, Akamai Technologies

Tom Leighton
  • Industry

    Software

  • Location

    Cambridge, MA

  • Social Media

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

RELATED ARTICLES
Cambridge tech company Akamai cutting jobs

Cambridge tech company Akamai cutting jobs

Takeover rumors swirl around Internet giant Akamai

Takeover rumors swirl around Internet giant Akamai

Internet giant Akamai’s financial results hit by war and inflation

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