# Kim Salem-Jackson

> Kim Salem-Jackson is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Akamai Technologies, the company that powers and protects a large share of daily internet traffic. Over a 20-plus-year career built at the intersection of data, technology and story, she leads Akamai's global brand, purpose, corporate communications, product and field marketing. She is known for pushing a $4 billion infrastructure company to answer a simple question - why does it exist - and for betting early that AI would become the new gatekeeper of how brands get found.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Akamai Technologies
- **Organizations:** Akamai Technologies, Akamai Foundation, Informatica, Forbes Communications Council, Fast Company Impact Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
- **Known for:** Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Akamai Technologies, a company with roughly $4 billion in annual revenue and around 11,000 employees, Led the creation and rollout of Akamai's brand purpose - 'We make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day', 2021 CMO Award winner

## Career timeline

- **pre-Akamai** — Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing & Business Development at Informatica
- **at Akamai** — Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Corporate Communications, leading field marketing, customer and channel marketing, events, corporate communications and sales development
- **2021** — Named Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Akamai Technologies
- **2021** — Led the launch of Akamai's enriched brand purpose and mission across the company
- **2021** — Named a CMO Award winner
- **2025-2026** — Championed Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI-fluent marketing; recognized among the Top 100 B2B CMOs

## Achievements

- Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Akamai Technologies, a company with roughly $4 billion in annual revenue and around 11,000 employees
- Led the creation and rollout of Akamai's brand purpose - 'We make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day'
- 2021 CMO Award winner
- Named one of the Top 100 B2B CMOs
- Recognized among Top Women in Tech in Boston
- Founding member of the Forbes Communications Council
- Board of Directors, Akamai Foundation
- Early corporate adopter of Generative Engine Optimization for brand visibility in AI search

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Contributed a Forbes Communications Council piece on principles for authentic AI and regaining brand voice in an AI-driven world.
- **2025-08** — Spoke at the CMO Summit in Boston on 'AI, authenticity and activation.'

## Links

- Website: https://www.akamai.com/company/leadership/executive-team/kim-salem-jackson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimsalemjackson/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ksalem09

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Last updated: 2026-08-14