Aaron Ahola was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in May 2019, having served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from October 2017. He joined Akamai in April 2000 and has held a variety of positions, including Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2011-2017) and Chief Privacy Officer (2008-2017). Before Akamai he was a corporate and M&A attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. He currently serves on the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council.