John Bradshaw

I believe that technology leadership is about business judgment, not technical skill. The technology is the easy part. Building the right thing, for the right people, at the right time, with a team that stays and grows — that's the hard part.

Currently Field CTO at Akamai Technologies, where I champion cloud, edge, and AI solutions across EMEA. I also serve as Board Advisor to HealthGuardian AI, advising on product, GTM, security, and cloud strategy.

Previously Head of Cloud at WPP, where I led a $300M cloud transformation programme with P&L ownership of $70M annual cloud spend. I grew a global team from 8 to 150 in 18 months, introduced a FinOps culture delivering $2M savings per quarter, and reduced operational costs by ~50% while accelerating releases by 75%.

Before WPP: Technical Director at Skytap (EMEA & APAC), Solutions Architect at AWS (public sector, $30M+ government engagement), and Solutions Architect at Dropbox (secured the largest government deal in Dropbox history).

I speak at industry conferences across Europe and the Middle East — from WeAreDevelopers World Congress to The AI Summit London — on cloud economics, AI adoption, and the future of infrastructure.