With 25 years of industry experience, Akkad joined Meta in 2017 and assumed his current role in 2021. He leads a team of 250 people. Meta finalized the launch of the 2Africa submarine cable in 2020, providing 30% of the internet connectivity to Africa. Akkad is also a board member of CAFU, KIDZONET, and Enhance Fitness. He is a board advisor to Aliph Capital and also serves on the board of NGOs TAKREEM Foundation and Ard Dyar.