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About Andy

Andy is on a lifelong journey to understand, invent, apply, and leverage technology in our world. Both personally and professionally technology is at the root of his interests and passions.

Andy has always had an interest in understanding how things work at their fundamental level. In addition to figuring out how something works, the recursive journey of learning about enabling technologies and underlying principles is a fascinating experience which he greatly enjoys.

The early Internet afforded tremendous opportunities for learning and discovery. Andy’s early work focused on network engineering and architecture for regional Internet service providers in the late 1990s – a time of fantastic expansion on the Internet.

Since joining Akamai in 2000, Akamai has afforded countless opportunities for learning and curiosity through its practically limitless globally distributed compute platform. Throughout his time at Akamai, Andy has held a variety of engineering and product leadership roles, resulting in the creation of many external and internal products, features, and intellectual property.

Andy’s role today at Akamai – Senior Vice President within the CTO Team - offers broad access and input to the full spectrum of Akamai’s applied operations – from detailed patent filings to strategic company direction. Working to grow and scale Akamai’s technology and business from a few hundred people to roughly 10,000 with a world-class team is an amazing environment for learning and creating connections.

Personally Andy is an avid adventurer, observer, and photographer of nature, marine, and astronomical subjects. Hiking, typically in the varied terrain of New England, with his family is a common endeavor. He enjoys compact/embedded systems development and networking with a view towards their applications in drone technology.

Links Referenced:

• Macrometa: https://www.macrometa.com/
• Akamai: https://www.akamai.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andychampagne/