Who is the CTO of Amazon?

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Werner Vogels has been the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Amazon since 2005 and reports to Andy Jassy. He is widely recognized for his work on large-scale distributed systems and cloud architecture that underpins Amazon Web Services. Werner studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (PhD). Werner is based out of Seattle, Washington. Werner is one of 8 tracked leaders at the company.

Werner Vogels profile

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Werner Vogels
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Amazon
Seattle, Washington · CTO since 2005

Werner Vogels is Amazon's Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for driving technology innovation across the company.

Education
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (PhD)
Reports to
Andy Jassy
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Email
••••@amazon.com

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Other leaders at Amazon

LeaderEmailProfile
AJAndy JassyAndy JassyPresident and Chief Executive Officer ••••@amazon.com
BOBrian OlsavskySenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ••••@amazon.com
MGMatt GarmanCEO, Amazon Web Services (AWS) ••••@amazon.com
DHDoug HerringtonCEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores ••••@amazon.com
DZDavid ZapolskyChief Global Affairs and Legal Officer ••••@amazon.com
BGBeth GalettiSVP, People eXperience and Technology ••••@amazon.com
PPPanos PanaySVP, Devices and Services ••••@amazon.com

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Who is Werner Vogels?

Werner Vogels is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Amazon (as of August 2026). CTO since 2005. You can see their background and career history above.

What is Werner Vogels's background?

Werner Vogels is Amazon's Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for driving technology innovation across the company. He is widely recognized for his work on large-scale distributed systems and cloud architecture that underpins Amazon Web Services.

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Who does Werner Vogels report to?

Werner Vogels reports to Andy Jassy. See the full org chart on the Amazon executives page.