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Boaz Gelbord

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Chief Security Officer at Akamai Technologies
📍 New York, New York, United States

Boaz Gelbord is the Chief Security Officer at Akamai Technologies, leading its global information security organization. An accomplished CISO with a PhD in Mathematics, he has extensive experience building security programs at major firms like Bloomberg and Dun & Bradstreet. People who have worked with him describe him as enthusiastic, results-oriented, and a consummate professional.

Outside of his corporate roles, he is active in internet policy and governance, fluent in five languages, and has taught as an Associate Professor. He is a frequently invited keynote speaker on topics of information security and privacy.

He has authored multiple security-related patents and served on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee’s Cyber Moonshot Subcommittee, advising the U.S. government.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Topics Boaz cares about

AI in Cybersecurity
A frequent speaker on AI's unprecedented pace in reshaping cyber threats and defense. He views it as a "triple threat" empowering attackers and creating new organizational risks.
AI Governance
He has led sessions for CISOs on the practical steps and guardrails needed to govern and secure AI usage within organizations, highlighting its rapid and risky adoption.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Chief Security Officer
Akamai Technologies
2-2018 - 11-2018
Member
President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Cyber Moonshot Subcommittee
12-2017 - 6-2021
Chief Information Security Officer
Dun and Bradstreet
8-2014 - 11-2017
Chief Information Security Officer
Bloomberg LP
9-2008 - 7-2014
Chief Information Security Officer
Amplify Education, a division of News Corp
In the press

Media appearances

Akamai Technologies Announces Dr. Boaz Gelbord as Chief Security Officer. Featured in PR Newswire
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Akamai Taps Boaz Gelbord as New Security Chief. Featured in SecurityWeek
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Education
1995 - 1999
PhD
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
1994 - 1994
MSc
University of Toronto
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