He said he chose Akamai because of its products and people.
“The ecosystem around me is strong,” Chavez told Industry Insider — California. “We’re enterprise grade — we have stuff that’s really life-changing. So I’m very impressed. It makes me proud to work for a company that just kind of does things the right way.”
In his new role, Chavez reports to Ken Klestinec, Akamai’s regional sales manager for U.S. state and local government and education.
In serving the SLED market, Chavez said, “What I love about public sector is there’s so many little nooks and crannies — state agencies, higher ed, we’ve got school districts, we have ports, we have the court systems, K-12. Because we’re so financially strong, and we do the right things, we don’t have big price increases every year. We can do three-year deals that you don’t have to prepay like everybody else asks for in the security business.”
Chavez earned his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from California State University, Chico.
“In SLED, I feel like I have a lot to bring to this company,” he said. “I have a chance to really grow the West.”
