Steven Schecter

Steven Schecter is a highly experienced network architecture professional currently serving as the Senior Director of Network Architecture at Akamai Technologies, leading a global team across multiple countries and time zones. Steven's expertise spans Backbone and Edge Network Architecture, Network Security Architecture, and NetDevOps & SRE for Network Technology. In addition to the role at Akamai, Steven serves on the Customer Advisory Board for DE-CIX in North America and was a member of the Program Committee for NANOG until early 2020. Previous experience includes serving on the Board of Directors for the Toronto Internet Exchange, contributing as an OIX Advisory Board Member at Digital Realty, and holding senior engineering roles at Cablevision, Net Access Corporation, Globix Corporation, and AboveNet Communications. Steven's technical background includes significant contributions to broadband and video systems, capacity management, and innovative network solutions.