Paul Sagan

Overview

Mr. Sagan, 48, joined Akamai in October 1998, was elected to the company's Board of Directors in January 2005, and became Chief Executive Officer in April 2005. During his career, he has led visionary technology and media companies; consulted with the World Economic Forum; and supported numerous corporate, civic and academic institutions. Mr. Sagan also serves as a Director of Maven Networks and is an immediate past member of the Dow Jones & Company Board of Directors. He is a member of the Dean's Council at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; an advisor to the MATCH charter public high school in Boston; and a member of the Presidential Advisory Council at the Berklee College of Music. Mr. Sagan is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, serves as one of the University's Trustees and is Co-Chairman of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism Board of Advisors.