Mukesh Choudhary is Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Vice President of Sales for the region. He is responsible for driving Akamai’s growth and expansion across 14 countries in the region. He has led the launch of new businesses inside Akamai, managed turnarounds and driven expansion of Akamai's presence in the fastest growing markets in the world.

Before joining Akamai, Parimal started and ran an e-commerce venture in New York City, followed by a stint in venture capital. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, New York.

Dr. Tom Leighton co-founded Akamai Technologies in 1998 and served as Akamai’s Chief Scientist until he became CEO in 2013. Under Dr. Leighton’s leadership, Akamai has evolved from its origins as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) into one of the most essential and trusted cloud delivery and cybersecurity platforms, upon which many of the world’s best brands and enterprises build and secure their digital experiences.

Dr. Leighton holds more than 50 patents involving content delivery, Internet protocols, algorithms for networks, cryptography and digital rights management.Dr. Leighton has served on numerous government, industry and academic advisory panels. Dr. Leighton graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1978 with a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from MIT in 1981.