Andy Jassy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President and CEO of Amazon since July 2021
Former CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2016 to 2021
Co-founded Amazon Web Services (AWS) with Jeff Bezos in 2003
Served as a member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) from 2018 to 2021
Emphasizes Amazon's focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and plans for over $75 billion in capital expenditures for AWS and generative AI in 2025
Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School

Biography

Andrew R. Jassy is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, a position he has held since July 2021, succeeding founder Jeff Bezos. Before taking on the top leadership role at Amazon, Jassy served as the Senior Vice President and CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2003 to 2021.

Jassy joined Amazon as a marketing manager in 1997. In 2003, he co-founded the cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services with Jeff Bezos, which officially launched in 2006.