Dossier: 2030

Brian Olsavsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ​ ​ Brian Olsavksy is a rather private figure for someone so important on Amazon’s BOD. He joined the Board in 2015, after the person who held the position previously, Tom Szkutak, stepped down. Olsavsky has served at Amazon since April 2002, with multiple financial leadership roles across the corporation. Also notably, he served as Vice President of Finance for the Global Consumer Business from December 2011 to June of 2015, as well as leading the finance departments for Amazon’s Worldwide Operations Organization. As Chief Financial Officer at Amazon, he oversees Amazon’s overall financial operations, such as tax, investor relations, internal audits, and analysis.

Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS) ​ ​ Matt Garman took over as CEO of AWS in 2028, after previous CEO Andrew Jassy quit due to longstanding disagreements with Jeff Bezos. Prior to his promotion, Garman served as the head of AWS’ demand generation team that focused on sales and marketing, as well as serving as Vice President of AWS Compute Services since 2013. Starting as an intern at AWS in 2006, the year it launched, Garman has an intimate knowledge of this section of the corporation’s inner workings and how to make them work in his favor.

Shelley Reynolds, Vice President of Worldwide Management (also known as Worldwide ​ ​ Controller) Shelly Reynolds has worked at Amazon since 2006, when she joined as the Vice President of Finance and Controller. She rose through the ranks quickly, getting promoted to Vice President, Worldwide Controller and Principal Accounting Officer the next year. She oversees Amazon’s accounting and leads the team that oversees Amazon’s operations across the globe. Previously, she spent almost two decades at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and she currently serves on the advisory board of the University of Washington Foster School of Business, where she received her undergraduate degree.

Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide Consumer ​ ​ Dave Clark was appointed to the position of CEO of Worldwide Consumer in January 2021. He has held numerous positions at Amazon since he joined the company in 1999, including Vice Senior President of Worldwide Operations, Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment, and Vice President of North American Operations.

David Zapolsky, Senior VP, General Counsel, and Secretary ​ ​ David Zapolsky is an American lawyer who served as Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, as well as later becoming a partner at the Seattle offices of Bogle & Gates and Dorsey & Whitney. Zapolsky has been with Amazon for a long time, starting in 1999, when he joined the company as Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Regulatory Matters. He was promoted to Vice President in April 2002, became Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in September of 2012, and finally Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in May 2014. In his role, he oversees Amazon’s policy, legal, regulatory, and compliance affairs.

Keith Alexander, Founder and CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity ​ ​ Keith Alexander is a retired four-star general of the US Army. He served as director of the National Security Agency from 2005 to 2014, and was the first person established as the Commander of Cyber Command in 2010, where he served until 2014. After his retirement from government in 2014, he founded the highly successful IronNet Cybersecurity, a company that uses its IronDefense program to provide cybersecurity services for private companies. He joined the Amazon Board of Directors in September 2020.

Rosalind Brewer, Corporation ​ ​ Rosalind Brewer has led a rather successful career, serving as CEO of ’s Sam’s Club from 2012, and became the Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks in October 2017. In 2018, she was listed on Forbes’ “Most Powerful Women in Business” list. In addition to her Amazon duties, she has also served on the boards of Molson Coors Brewing Company and Lockheed Martin. She was appointed to the Amazon Board of Directors in 2019. Although Brewer was set to leave the Board in February 2021 to become CEO of , the deal fell through last minute and she returned to her roles at Starbucks and Amazon.

Jamie Gorelick, Partner at WilmerHale ​ ​ Jamie Gorelick is a highly accomplished American lawyer, getting her law degree at Harvard Law in 1975. She served as the Deputy Attorney General of the United states from 1994 to 1997, and has been a partner at international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (known colloquially as WilmerHale) since 2003. She has served on the Amazon Board of Directors since 2012, and is Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Other notable achievements include serving on Duke University’s defense team in 2006, serving on the Advisory Council at British Petroleum (BP) after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, and representing and advising Jared Kushner in 2017, though she is a registered Democrat.

Daniel Huttenlocher, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing ​ ​ Daniel P. Huttenlocher has served on the Amazon Board of Directors since 2016, though his most prominent roles have been in the academic world. In August of 2019, Huttenlocher was named as the inaugural dean of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT, which aims to address the challenges that come from the rise of artificial intelligence and the overwhelming presence of computing in modern society. Additionally, since 2012, he has been a founding dean of Cornell Tech, a New York City graduate school that focuses on the economic and societal impacts of modern digital technology. He also helped create and led Cornell’s Faculty of Computing and Information Science.

Judith McGrath, Former Chair and CEO of MTV Networks ​ ​ Judith McGrath served as Chair and CEO of MTV Networks from July 2004 to May 2011, as well as being a part of the team that founded and launched MTV back in 1981. In this position, she oversaw the network’s multiple channels, including MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Additionally, McGrath was responsible for forming the multimedia talent-scouting and content-creating venture Astronauts Wanted: No Experience Necessary with Sony Music Entertainment in 2013. She served as President at Astronauts Wanted from 2013 to 2018, and continues to serve as a senior advisor. She joined the Amazon Board in July of 2014.

Indra Nooyi, Former CEO at PepsiCo ​ ​ ​ Indra Nooyi is the former CEO of PepsiCo, serving in the position from 2006 to 2018. In addition to her work at PepsiCo and Amazon, from 2019-2027 she served as the co-director of the Connecticut Economic Resource center, a partnership with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development to help draft new economic development strategies for the state. She also serves as the co-chair of AdvanceCT, a Connecticut-based nonprofit. Nooyi was listed as one of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women every year from 2008 to 2017. Additionally, she serves on the board of the International Cricket Council. She joined Amazon’s Board of Directors in February 2019.

Jonathan Rubinstein, Director ​ ​ Jonathan Rubenstein started his term on the Amazon Board of Directors in 2010. He was co-CEO of the global investment firm Bridgewater Associates, LLP, from May 2016 to April 2017. Additionally, he served as a Senior Vice President and General Manager of the iPod Division at Apple, though he left Apple to serve on the Board of Directors at smartphone manufacturer Palm, Inc. Rubenstein served on the board at Palm from October 2007 until the company was acquired by the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) in July 2010, becoming CEO of Palm in June 2009 until its acquisition. Rubenstein then became Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Palm Global Business Unit from July 2010 to July 2011, before being promoted to Senior Vice President, Product Innovation for the Personal Systems Group at HP, where he worked from July 2011 to January 2012.

Thomas Ryder, Director ​ ​ Thomas Ryder has been a part of Amazon since the beginning of the millennium, joining the Board of Directors in November 2002. From 1998 to 2006, he served as Chair of the Reader’s Digest Association, Inc, as well as serving as CEO from 1998 to 2005. Starting in 1984 until he left for Reader’s Digest, Ryder worked in several departments at American Express, notably serving as President of American Express Travel Related Services International. He has served on many different boards, including the ILG, Inc. (2016-2018), RPX Corporation (2010-2017), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (2001-2016), and was Chair of the Board of Directors at Virgin Mobile, USA, Inc. from October 2007 to November 2009.

Patricia Stonesifer, Former CEO at Martha’s Table ​ ​ Patricia Stonesifer is currently the longest-serving member of the Board of Directors, joining in 1997. From 2013 to 2019, she served as President and CEO of the D.C.-based nonprofit organization Martha’s Table, which creates community programs to address poverty and food insecurity. Stonesifer has also served on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, where she served as Chair of the Board from 2009 to 2012 and Vice Chair from 2012 to 2013. She is the former Co-Chair and CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where she served from 1997 to 2006 and 2006 to 2008, respectively. She has other connections to the Gates family as well: she worked in various positions at Microsoft from 1988 to 1997, notably including Senior Vice President of the Interactive Media Division, and from 1997 to 1999, Stonesifer served as Chairwoman of the Gates Learning Foundation.

Wendell Weeks, CEO, Corning Incorporated ​ ​ Since 2005, Wendell Weeks has served as CEO of Corning Inc., a multinational technology company that manufactures ceramics, specialty glass, and other materials and technologies primarily for industrial and scientific purposes. He joined Corning in 1983, holding various positions within the company, until he was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Corning’s optical fiber division, and has served on its Board of Directors since 2000. In addition to his Board Positions at Corning and Amazon, Weeks served as a director at Merck & Co., Inc. from 2004 to 2020. He joined the Board of Directors at Amazon in February of 2016.