# F. Thomson Leighton

Works at Akamai Technologies

F. Thomson Leighton works at Akamai Technologies.

Last updated: 2026-10-11

American mathematician & business executive; CEO of Akamai

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## In brief

- F. Thomson Leighton works at Akamai Technologies.
- Frank studied at Princeton University.
- Frank studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Frank received National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017.
- Frank received ACM Fellow in 2018.
- Frank received Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2009.

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Status: seeded from public sources and not yet claimed by the person. Facts below are unconfirmed.

## Experience

- Akamai Technologies, 1998 to present (from Wikidata)
- Associated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, no dates listed (from Wikidata)

## Occupations

Computer scientist, Mathematician, University teacher

## Education

- Princeton University (from Wikidata)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (from Wikidata)

## Awards

- National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2017 (from Wikidata)
- ACM Fellow, 2018 (from Wikidata)
- Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2009 (from Wikidata)
- Machtey Award, 1981 (from Wikidata)
- Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2013 (from Wikidata)
- Charles Babbage Award, 2001 (from Wikidata)

## Identifiers

- Wikidata: Q5424058 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5424058)

Last updated: 2026-10-11