Members of Akamai's management team have been honored for their leadership, talent, and vision.

Paul Sagan named 'CEO of the Year, Public Company'
Having been nominated as a finalist for two prestigious awards -- CEO of the Year and Company of the Year for 2007 -- the members of the Massachusetts Network Communications Council voted Paul as CEO of the Year (for a Public Company), and presented an award recognizing Paul at last night's MassNetComms Annual Awards Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Akamai was among only a few companies that were up for two awards.

Akamai Customer Care Team Named a Finalist in the 2005 American Business Awards
Akamai's Customer Care Team was named a finalist for the "Best Customer Service Team" award. Viewed as one of the world's most coveted awards, the American Business Awards are the first national, all-encompassing business awards program in the United States.

Tom Leighton Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Akamai Chief Scientist, Dr. Tom Leighton, was elected as a new member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr. Leighton, one of the world's preeminent authorities on algorithms for network applications, was elected based on his engineering accomplishments associated with the design of networks and circuits, and for the development of Web content delivery technologies.

President Bush Appoints Tom Leighton to Information Technology Advisory Committee
Akamai Chairman and CEO, George Conrades, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC provides the President with advice on the security of information systems for critical infrastructure that supports a variety of sectors of the economy, including banking and finance, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency government services.

Tom Leighton Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Akamai Chief Scientist, Dr. Tom Leighton, was elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Leighton, one of the world's preeminent authorities on algorithms for network applications, joins the Academy's distinguished membership of scholars, scientists, artists, business executives, educators, and public officials from around the world. Dr. Leighton is being recognized for his career achievements in the field of Computer Science.

President Bush Appoints George Conrades to National Infrastructure Advisory Committee
Akamai Chairman and CEO, George Conrades, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC provides the President with advice on the security of information systems for critical infrastructure that supports a variety of sectors of the economy, including banking and finance, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency government services.

Tom Leighton Receives 2001 Entrepreneurial Innovation Award
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge presented Akamai Chief Scientist, Dr. Tom Leighton, with the prestigious 2001 Entrepreneurial Innovation Award for his significant contributions to the growth and success of Akamai Technologies.

Akamai Named "Customer Support Team of the Year"
Akamai announced that its customer support and service delivery team was named "Customer Support Team of the Year" by STI Knowledge's Global Management Council in 2001.

George Conrades Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Akamai Chairman and CEO George Conrades was elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001. Recognized for proven leadership in the field of information services and business, Mr. Conrades joins the Academy's distinguished membership of scholars, scientists, artists, business executives, educators, and public officials from around the world.

Streaming Magazine 50 Most Influential People in Streaming
Streaming Magazine recognized George Conrades as among the top 5 in its list of streaming industry leaders. "With some of the biggest names in both the corporate world and Internet economy as customers, Akamai has firmly entrenched itself as one of the go-to companies for any entity interested in premium delivery of its content."

Wired Magazine
Akamai's George Conrades named best startup CEO in Readers Raves issue (2000)

Mass eComm 10
George Conrades named one of Massachusetts' ten most innovative and influential electronic commerce leaders (2000)