Kumud Kalia, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Akamai Technologies

Summary: Among other topics, Kumud discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:<br> <br> * The challenges and advantages of being a CIO in a tech company<br> * Agility in a fast-growing, evolving organization verses agility in a mature organization<br> * The partnership between Akamai’s IT and product teams in developing and testing new solutions<br> * Adding higher value as a CIO: developing internal solutions that can be adopted by the end- customer<br> * Driving enterprise strategy by leveraging a culture of expansive thinking<br> * Eye on the trends: disrupting infrastructure paradigms<br> <br>  <br> Kumud Kalia is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Information Officer of Akamai Technologies, a $2.3 billion global content delivery network services firm. Kumud is responsible for leading the strategy, development, and operation of the applications and infrastructure that support the company’s business operations.<br> Prior to joining Akamai, Kumud served as CIO at Direct Energy, Qwest Communications, and the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.<br> Kumud holds a Bachelor of Science in electronic engineering from Bangor University.<br>