Dr. Alex Caro is Senior Vice President for Cloud Technology Architecture & Engineering, based at Akamai’s headquarters in Cambridge. His team builds the software that powers all compute, storage, and edge and application networking products at Akamai.
Previously, Dr. Caro was SVP and General Manager for Content Delivery, leading product management and engineering for Akamai’s flagship revenue-generating product line. He joined Akamai in 1999 as a research scientist and contributed to the core technology of the Akamai platform. In addition, he served in a variety of leadership roles across the company: as corporate CIO, as regional CTO and VP of Professional Services for Asia-Pacific and Japan, as VP of Engineering for Web Performance, and as SVP for the Akamai Product Experience.
Prior to Akamai, Dr. Caro worked at several technology start-ups in the Boston area. He holds four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including a Ph.D. in Computer Science.