Daniel Lewin | |
|---|---|
 Lewin's name along with other American Airlines Flight 11 passengers on the memorial plaque at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum | |
| Born | May 14, 1970 |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 31) American Airlines Flight 11 above Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stab wounds (September 11 attacks) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch | Sayeret Matkal |
| Rank | Captain |
Daniel Mark Lewin (May 14, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American mathematician and entrepreneur. He helped create a company called Akamai Technologies.
Before starting his company, Lewin was a member of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and was able to make it to the rank of captain. He would go on to work for IBM and then start Akamai Technologies with F. Thomson Leighton while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lewin is said to have been the first victim of the September 11 attacks. Lewin was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 to head to a business meeting in Los Angeles. When the terrorists hijacked the plane, it is reported that Lewin got up to try and stop them but had his throat slashed by Satam al-Suqami, a hijacker that was sitting behind him.
His name is on the South Pool, on Panel N-75 at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. In 2017, Lewin was inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.