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.