SOUTHERN (SO)
Sector: Utilities
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Utilities
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Director information for SO
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO | Director; Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google LLC | 65 | ["Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google LLC", "electrical engineering experience", "global business technology knowledge", "data and analytics expertise", "cybersecurity knowledge", "artificial intelligence matters knowledge", "experience in addressing challenges from new technologies and business models", "leadership positions in McKinsey & Company for 17 years", "experience with over 100 consulting engagements"] | ["Audit", "Business Security and Resiliency (Chair)", "Business Security and Resiliency Committee"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLM | Director | ["decades of experience holding leadership roles in technology and growth strategy","advising clients in multiple industries regarding various information technology and data strategy matters","Chief of Business Operations, Director, Ads Privacy and Safety, Google LLC—2020 to 2023","Head of Digital Transformation, Director, Cloud—2018 to 2020","Chief of Staff for Search—2017 to 2018","Partner, McKinsey & Company—2007 to 2016","Engineer Scientist and Technical Contributor, Hewlett-Packard—1993 to 1998","Director, Sallie Mae Bank—2024 to present","Director, averQ, Inc.—2023 to present","Director, Akamai Technologies, Inc.—2025 to present","Director, Fractal.ai—2024 to present","Director, Southern Company—2019 to present"] | [] | 2026 | |
| AKAM | Director | 65 | ["Digital Transformation leader in various roles at Google LLC", "Chief of Business Operations, Director, Ads Privacy and Safety at Google from 2020 to 2023", "Various roles at McKinsey & Company, most recently serving as principal", "Deep expertise in cloud computing, cybersecurity and AI", "Experience advising executives and boards on technology strategy, scaling data-driven business and digital risk management", "Enhances Board\u2019s focus on security innovation, automation and next-generation cloud solutions"] | ["Audit Committee", "Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google LLC Age: 65 Director since: January 2019 Board committees: Audit; Business Security and Resiliency (Chair) Other public company directorships: Akamai Technologies, Inc., SLM Corporation and Fractal Analytics Limited Director Highlights Dr. Akella s qualifications include electrical engineering experience and knowledge, global business technology, data and analytics expertise and cybersecurity and artificial intelligence matters knowledge. Her understanding and involvement with technology market disruptions is particularly valuable to the Board as the Southern Company system continues to develop innovative business strategies. 4 Dr. Akella served as the Digital Transformation Leader of Google LLC, a multinational technology company specializing in internet-related products, from 2017 until March 2023. At Google, Dr. Akella addressed challenges and complex technical issues arising from new technologies and new business models. 4 Prior to joining Google, Dr. Akella held a number of leadership positions during a 17-year career at McKinsey & Company, where she most recently served as principal. She led and contributed to over 100 consulting engagements in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America with multiple project teams and client executives. She began her career with Hewlett-Packard as a member of the system technology technical staff, engineer scientist and technical contributor. 4 She serves on the Boards of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects businesses online, where she is a member of the Audit and Finance Committees, and SLM Corporation (NASDAQ: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, where she is a member of the Audit and Operational and Compliance Risk Committees. She also serves on the Board of Fractal Analytics Limited, a global enterprise artificial intelligence company that is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Exchange of India, where she is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration, Risk Management and Stakeholder's Relationship Committees. 4 Dr. Akella serves on the Board of averQ, Inc., a private company that provides risk management platforms to regulated financial services companies.