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About

Dr. Tom Leighton co-founded Akamai in 1998, served as Chief Scientist until becoming CEO in 2013, and has led the company's evolution from a content delivery network into a cybersecurity and cloud computing company; over his tenure as CEO Akamai's revenue grew from under $1.4 billion in 2012 to $4.2 billion in 2025, with security revenue rising from under $25 million to $2.2 billion. He holds more than 50 patents, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017, received the 2018 Marconi Prize and the 2023 IEEE John von Neumann Medal, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Roles

Akamai Technologies Inc.

Chief Executive Officer · Current role

January 2013–present

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Chief Scientist

1998 - 2012

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor of Applied Mathematics · Currently on leave

1982 - present

President's Information Technology Advisory Committee

Chair, Cybersecurity Subcommittee

2003 - 2005

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025

Salary

ComponentAnnual base salary earned in FY2025 (Dr. Leighton's cash salary is set at $1)

Total compensation

$15,954,172

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Stock awards

$15,954,171

FormPRSUs (at target) and RSUs; grant-date fair value under ASC 718. Dr. Leighton's compensation is delivered essentially entirely in performance-based equity.