Andy Jassy
Also known as ajassy
President and CEO of Amazon since July 2021; founding leader of AWS.
At a glance
Also on this page: Key facts · Links · Sources · Related pages
- Andy Jassy is president and CEO of Amazon.
- He joined Amazon in 1997.
- He founded Amazon Web Services and led it from the start.
- He was CEO of AWS from April 2016 to July 2021, then succeeded Jeff Bezos as Amazon's CEO.
Why it matters
- For anyone following Amazon or cloud computing: he built AWS and now runs the whole company.
Key facts
- Current role
- President and CEO of Amazon, and a member of its board1
- Born
- January 13, 19682
- Education
- Harvard University (BA, MBA)2
- Joined Amazon
- 1997, as a marketing manager2
- AWS
- Founded and led it from its inception; CEO from April 2016 to July 20211
- Amazon CEO
- Since July 5, 2021, succeeding Jeff Bezos2
- Other roles
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering; trustee of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; chair of Rainier Prep's board1
Roles
Leads
- AmazonOrganization
President and CEO · since Jul 2021 source on Amazon
On the board of
- AmazonOrganization
President and CEO source on Amazon
Links
Sources
Last checked against its sources today
Is something on this page wrong or out of date? Tell us
How recent
The line under a date fills as time passes: empty when new, then one equal share each for a day, a week, a month and a year. For episodes and other items it is full at 2 years; for "last checked", at a year. A striped line means the date is known only to the month or year.