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George Conrades

American technology consultant

George Conrades is the former chairman of the board and former chief executive officer of Akamai Technologies. Prior to Akamai, Conrades was CEO of BBN Technologies.²

From Wikipedia’s article on George Conrades (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

Before joining BBN he spent 31 years at IBM, running its U.S. and Asia-Pacific businesses and heading two manufacturing and development groups. Conrades is an executive advisor to Akamai Technologies and on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation. He has been on the Boards of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Harley-Davidson.

Conrades was an executive producer of the 2013 documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom, which won the 2014 Academy award for Best Documentary. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is married to Patricia “Patsy” Belt Conrades.

From Wikipedia’s article on George Conrades, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Oracle CorporationBoard member 2008 to now⁷
Korsana Biosciences, Inc.Board member Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 16, 2022⁸
Akamai TechnologiesBoard member May 19, 2011 to May 22, 2018⁹
Harley-DavidsonBoard member May 2, 2006 to Aug 17, 2015¹⁰
Ironwood PharmaceuticalsBoard member Feb 2, 2010 to Jun 5, 2015¹¹
Akamai TechnologiesChair Jan 11, 2006 to May 20, 2010¹²
Cardinal HealthBoard member Feb 27, 2006 to Nov 6, 2008¹³

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

Oracle Corporation ORCL38,456 shares¹⁴$4.9M at $128.44Jun 17, 2025

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Jun 17, 2025Sold 8,169 shares at $213.49 of Oracle Corporation¹⁴
May 31, 2025Exercised options 2,986 shares of Oracle Corporation¹⁵
Apr 21, 2025Exercised options 22,500 shares at $43.49 of Oracle Corporation¹⁶
May 31, 2024Exercised options 3,303 shares of Oracle Corporation¹⁷
May 3, 2024Sold 20,000 shares at $116.00 of Oracle Corporation¹⁸
May 3, 2024Exercised options 20,000 shares at $42.02 of Oracle Corporation¹⁸
May 1, 2024Sold 25,000 shares at $116.13 of Oracle Corporation¹⁹
May 1, 2024Exercised options 25,000 shares at $42.02 of Oracle Corporation¹⁹
Nov 13, 2023Sold 2,325 shares at $113.76 of Oracle Corporation²⁰
Nov 10, 2023Sold 2,325 shares at $111.97 of Oracle Corporation²⁰
May 31, 2023Exercised options 4,866 shares of Oracle Corporation²¹
Dec 22, 2022Gift 37,500 shares of Oracle Corporation²²
May 31, 2022Exercised options 4,445 shares of Oracle Corporation²³

Early life and education

Date not recordedBooth School of Business³
Date not recordedOhio Wesleyan University³
Date not recordedUniversity of Chicago³

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁵

Since 2008Board member, Oracle Corporation⁴

Conrades spent his childhood in Youngstown, Ohio, during the 1950s.

In 1961, he received his B.S. degree in Physics and Mathematics from Ohio Wesleyan University, and received the M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1971. He was going to join a rock band after his graduation, but took the position of a sales representative in Big Blue, Columbus, Ohio.

After 10 years at IBM, Conrades got a sales management position in Chicago and inherited the company's fifth largest account, Sears, Roebuck & Co.

In 1971, he entered for the Executive MBA Program North America at Booth. The program provided broad perspectives of business.

The MBA helped Conrades to make a good career at IBM. He took top management positions at IBM for more than two decades. Conrades advanced to the rank of senor vice president and member of the Corporate Management Board. But by late 1980s, IBM faced contest in technological businesses. In 1992, Conrades left his top management position.

Conrades formed a technology consulting firm in the advanced R&D company Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The company was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. BBN became an early internet service provider.