# Jesse Dougherty

> Jesse Dougherty is Vice President of Global Networking and Network Edge Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS), based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He leads AWS's global network backbone including CloudFront, Elemental, and Perimeter Protection services, while also serving as the Vancouver site lead overseeing an office of 1,000+ software engineers. With 20+ years in software engineering and leadership, he previously spent nine years at Microsoft as a Group Program Manager for Exchange Server and Office 365, and held technical leadership roles at Sophos, ActiveState Software, and Mindquake Software. A champion of the Vancouver tech ecosystem, he has been instrumental in Amazon's expansion in Western Canada and serves as a mentor in the BC Tech Association's Dragons 1-on-1 Mentorship program.

- **Role:** Vice President, Global Networking / Network Edge Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- **Organizations:** Amazon Web Services (AWS), BC Tech Association, Pan-Canadian K-12 Computer Science Framework
- **From:** Vancouver, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Known for:** Led Amazon's Vancouver office expansion to 1,000+ software engineers, Spearheaded announcement of second Vancouver office with 1,000 additional jobs in 2017, Leads AWS Network Edge Services including CloudFront, Elemental, and Perimeter Protection

## Career timeline

- **pre-2004** — Vice President at Mindquake Software
- **pre-2004** — Director of Development at ActiveState Software, leading anti-spam research team
- **pre-2004** — Director of Development at Sophos
- **2004** — Joined Microsoft as Group Program Manager
- **2004-2013** — Group Program Manager at Microsoft, overseeing Exchange Server and Office 365
- **2013** — Returned to Vancouver; joined Amazon/AWS
- **2013-2017** — General Manager, Application Integration Services at AWS
- **2017** — Announced Amazon's second Vancouver office expansion, adding 1,000 new jobs by 2020
- **2017-2019** — Vice President, Application Integration at AWS
- **2019** — Speaker at PagerDuty Summit 2019
- **2019-present** — Vice President, Global Networking / Network Edge Services at AWS
- **ongoing** — Vancouver site lead for Amazon, overseeing 1,000+ software engineers

## Achievements

- Led Amazon's Vancouver office expansion to 1,000+ software engineers
- Spearheaded announcement of second Vancouver office with 1,000 additional jobs in 2017
- Leads AWS Network Edge Services including CloudFront, Elemental, and Perimeter Protection
- Oversees AWS global network backbone serving millions of customers worldwide
- Mentor in BC Tech Association's Dragons 1-on-1 Mentorship program
- Contributed to Pan-Canadian K-12 Computer Science Framework
- 20+ years of progressive leadership in software engineering and cloud infrastructure

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Amazon announced hiring of 1,800 additional office workers in Toronto and Vancouver, continuing the expansion Dougherty helped initiate.
- **2019-01** — Became Vice President, Global Networking / Network Edge Services at AWS, expanding scope from application integration to global network infrastructure.
- **2017-01** — Announced Amazon's second Vancouver office expansion adding 1,000+ jobs, making national news across Canada.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmdougherty/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jessedougherty

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