Kate Prouty is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Akamai. As CIO, she is responsible for business transformation including global strategy, development, and operation of the applications and IT infrastructure that enable agile and efficient user experiences for Akamai’s customers, employees, and partners. She has led a long and distinguished career at the company (all the way from 1999), leading the transformation of Akamai’s business processes with an emphasis on flexibility, agility, and user experience. She has been instrumental in developing systems that have been foundational to the company’s growth and scale.