George Conrades

George Conrades

George Conrades is chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Akamai Technologies.[1] Prior to Akamai, Conrades served as CEO of BBN Technologies.[2] Before joining BBN he spent 31 years at IBM, running its U.S. and Asia-Pacific businesses and heading up two manufacturing and development groups.[3] In addition to Akamai, Mr. Conrades serves on the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation,[4] Ironwood Pharmaceuticals[5] and Harley-Davidson.[6]

Conrades is also an executive producer of the 2013 American documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom,[7] which won a 2014 Academy award for Best Documentary.[8] He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[9] He is married to Patricia “Patsy” Belt Conrades.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Rogers, Bruce (20 May 2014). "Tom Leighton's Journey From MIT Professor to Akamai CEO". Forbes.com (Forbes, Inc.). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Rifkin, Glenn (February 27, 1994). "It's Not I.B.M. and It's Not Big, But He's Got Big Ideas". The New York Times (February 27, 1994). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Nicholas, Carr. "On the Edge: An Interview with Akamai’s George Conrades". Harvard Business Review (May 2000). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors". Oracle Corporation. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Board of Directors". Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Leadership". Harley-Davidson. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Debruge, Peter (18 January 2014). "Review: ‘Twenty Feet From Stardom’". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Twenty Feet From Stardom". IMBD. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mr. George Henry Conrades". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Hatcher, Cole. "Internet Technology Pioneer to Speak at Ohio Wesleyan Graduation Ceremony". Connect2 OWU (15 March 2013) (Ohio Wesleyan University). Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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