robert ball

Robert Ball is the Co‐founder and CEO of OfficeArrow, the Internet’s largest online community for administrative professionals and small business owners. Robert brings to OfficeArrow a broad range of experience in high tech management, venture capital, marketing, legal, accounting and international sales and operations.

Prior to joining OfficeArrow, Robert spent over five years in various executive roles at Akamai Technologies. Akamai, a Web 2.0 pioneer, is the global leader in Internet content delivery. As Vice President of Business Development, Robert headed up Akamai’s corporate strategy and also led Akamai’s expansion into Asia. As Akamai’s first General Counsel, Robert directed Akamai’s $234 million initial public offering. Robert also served as Akamai’s Vice President of Product Marketing, where he was responsible for setting Akamai’s go-to-market strategy.

Prior to Akamai, Robert practiced law for 14 years. He was involved in the early stages of online commerce, security and authentication, and Internet banking, and helped draft some of the early federal and state legislation that facilitated the advent of online e‐commerce.