# Andrew Jassy

> Andrew R. Jassy, known as Andy Jassy, is Amazon’s president and CEO and a member of its board. He joined the company in 1997, founded and led Amazon Web Services, and succeeded Jeff Bezos in July 2021. Based in Seattle, he also holds education board roles and is an investor in the Seattle Kraken ownership group.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Amazon
- **Organizations:** Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Rainier Prep, Rainier Scholars, Seattle Kraken ownership group, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** AB in Government, cum laude, Harvard College, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded and led AWS from its inception., Succeeded Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO in July 2021., Member of the National Academy of Engineering.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Graduated from Harvard College; pursued sports production before moving into consumer-product management.
- **1997** — Earned an MBA and joined Amazon in May; early work included marketing and the compact-disc business.
- **2003** — Put in charge of Amazon’s infrastructure-services effort, which developed into AWS.
- **2006** — Led AWS as S3 launched in March and EC2 in August.
- **2016** — Became CEO of AWS in April, after leading the business as senior vice president.
- **2021** — Succeeded Jeff Bezos as Amazon president and CEO on July 5.
- **2024** — Announced management-ratio changes and an office attendance policy effective January 2025.
- **2026** — Led Amazon during an expansion of AI infrastructure spending; AWS reported $42.2 billion in second-quarter sales.

## Achievements

- Founded and led AWS from its inception.
- Succeeded Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO in July 2021.
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.
- Chairs Rainier Prep’s board and serves as a trustee of Rainier Scholars.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Visited Amazon’s Vancouver office for a discussion with employees about AI, the Canadian business, learning, and long-term AWS ambitions.
- **2026-07** — Amazon reported Q2 AWS sales of $42.2 billion, up 37% year over year, and raised expected 2026 capital spending to $220 billion.
- **2026-04** — Published his 2025 shareholder letter, recounting his early career experiments and explaining Amazon’s investment approach.

## Links

- Website: https://www.amazon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-jassy-8b1615
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ajassy

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