James (Jim) A. Casey is Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer at Akamai Technologies, Inc., where he leads the Akamai Global Data Protection team. Jim has served as in-house counsel for technology companies for the past 20+ years and has significant experience supporting new technology and product initiatives in the Internet, cybersecurity, information services, analytics, and telecommunications industries. Jim provides legal counsel in a variety of areas, including technology law and regulation, cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence governance, and import/export and trade compliance. Prior to moving in-house, Jim’s law firm experience focused on the support of technology regulation and initiatives in the data, telecommunications, and Internet industries both domestically and internationally, as well as supporting technology and telecommunications projects with native peoples in the US and around the world. Jim is CIPP/E certified. He received his Juris Doctor, with specialization in International Legal Affairs, from Cornell University Law School, a BA from Cornell University in History, and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Originally a native of Northern California, he now lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Natasha.