Rupesh Chokshi is Senior Vice President and General Manager responsible for Akamai’s Application Security Solutions within the Security Technology Group. In this role, he oversees the company’s strategy and product direction for industry-leading global solutions such as Abuse & Fraud Protection, and App & API Protector, API Security and Client-side Protection & Compliance to ensure that customers’ environments are more resilient, safer to operate, and protected against growing cybersecurity risks. Rupesh is a seasoned business leader focused on growth and innovation in global cybersecurity and technology. He has an MBA from Stern School of Business at New York University, an MS in industrial engineering from Clemson University, and a Bachelor of Engineering from India. He resides in Dallas, TX with his family.