Brian Smith

Brian Smith is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in reliability governance and site reliability engineering. Currently serving as Vice President of Technology Reliability Governance at Akamai Technologies, Brian focuses on creating cross-organizational standards for resiliency and risk reduction. Previously, Brian held multiple senior director roles at VMware, where responsibilities included leading SRE operations, managing private cloud engineering, and establishing production readiness standards. Brian's background also encompasses roles at EMC, Configuresoft, and various startups, showcasing a broad expertise in cloud operations, IT management, and web hosting solutions. Brian Smith holds an AA in Computer Science from Bakersfield College and additional education from California State University, Bakersfield.