Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced that effective on January 1, 2014, Steven Scopellite was elected to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors the company. Mr. Scopellite was designated as a Class III member of the Board and was elected to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. Mr. Scopellite most recently served as Chief Information Officer at Goldman Sachs.