About

Janaki Akella has served on the Akamai Board since 2025 and sits on the Audit and Finance Committees. She held Digital Transformation leadership roles at Google LLC from 2017 to 2023, most recently as Chief of Business Operations, Director, Ads Privacy and Safety (2020-2023), and spent 1999 to 2016 at McKinsey & Company, most recently as a principal. She currently serves on the boards of Southern Company, SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) and the enterprise AI company Fractal.ai, bringing deep expertise in cloud computing, cybersecurity, AI and strategy.

Roles

Akamai Technologies Inc.
Director · Current role
July 2025–present
Google LLC
Chief of Business Operations, Director, Ads Privacy and Safety
2020 - 2023
Google LLC
Digital Transformation leadership roles
2017 - 2020
McKinsey & Company
Principal (and prior roles)
1999 - 2016

External Roles

Southern Company
Director
SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae)
Director
Fractal.ai
Director

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$0
ComponentAnnual board and committee cash retainers earned in 2025
Stock awards
$234,397
ComponentDeferred stock units (DSUs); grant-date fair value under ASC 718
NoteAppointed to the Board on July 7, 2025 (partial-year service)
Total
$234,397

Also at Akamai Technologies Inc.

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