Amazon executive team & leadership
Amazon's executive team includes 8 tracked leaders as of August 2026, led by Andy Jassy (President and Chief Executive Officer). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
Amazon executive team overview
Amazon has 8 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, technology strategy and engineering, legal (as of August 2026). Amazon.com, Inc. is a global technology company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online bookstore, it has grown into one of the world's largest companies, spanning e-commerce and online retail, cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital streaming, advertising, logistics, devices such as Kindle and Alexa, and artificial intelligence. Amazon serves hundreds of millions of customers worldwide and is known for its customer-centric approach and long-term operational focus.
Amazon executive team org chart
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C-level | 30 | <0.1% |
| VP | 700 | <0.1% |
| Director | 6,000 | 0.8% |
| Manager | 60,000 | 7.7% |
| Individual contributor | 709,451 | 91% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJAndy JassyPresident and Chief Executive Officer | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| BOBrian OlsavskySenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
WV Werner VogelsVice President and Chief Technology Officer | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| MGMatt GarmanCEO, Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| DHDoug HerringtonCEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| DZDavid ZapolskyChief Global Affairs and Legal Officer | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| BGBeth GalettiSVP, People eXperience and Technology | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
| PPPanos PanaySVP, Devices and Services | Seattle, Washington | ••••@amazon.com | Profile → |
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Amazon executive team roles
Andy Jassy · full profile →
President and Chief Executive Officer
Andy Jassy has served as Amazon's President and CEO since July 2021, succeeding founder Jeff Bezos. He joined Amazon in 1997 and later founded and led Amazon Web Services (AWS), building it into the world's leading cloud computing platform before taking the helm of the entire company.
Brian Olsavsky · full profile →
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brian Olsavsky has been Amazon's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June 2015, overseeing controllership, tax, treasury, analysis, investor relations, internal audit and financial operations. He joined Amazon in April 2002, led finance for Worldwide Operations from 2002 to 2007, then served as Vice President of Finance for the North America retail business from 2007 to 2010 and later for the Global Consumer Business. Before Amazon he held financial and operational roles at Fisher Scientific, BF Goodrich and Union Carbide.
Werner Vogels · full profile →
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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.
Matt Garman · full profile →
CEO, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Matt Garman has served as Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services since June 2024. He joined Amazon in 2006 and helped launch the initial set of AWS services, later holding leadership roles across product development, engineering and operations for AWS compute and storage. Before becoming CEO he was Senior Vice President of AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Doug Herrington · full profile →
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Doug Herrington has been CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores since July 2022, leading Amazon's online and mobile shopping experiences along with global operations and fulfillment, Prime, Amazon Grocery, Amazon Business, Selling Partner Services and Amazon Health Services. He joined Amazon in 2005 to build the consumables business and became Senior Vice President of North America Consumer in 2015, working on Subscribe and Save, Amazon Fresh and Amazon Business. He previously founded and ran KeepMedia and was an executive at Webvan. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
David Zapolsky · full profile →
Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer
David Zapolsky is Amazon's Senior Vice President and Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer, overseeing the company's legal, policy, compliance and regulatory affairs. He joined Amazon in November 1999 as Associate General Counsel, became a Vice President in April 2002, took over as General Counsel and Secretary in September 2012, and was promoted to Senior Vice President in May 2014. Before Amazon he was a partner at the Seattle firms Dorsey & Whitney and Bogle & Gates, and earlier served as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn. He studied music at Columbia University and earned a J.D. with honors from UC Berkeley.
Beth Galetti · full profile →
SVP, People eXperience and Technology
Beth Galetti leads HR strategy, workforce planning and internal HR technology at Amazon. She joined Amazon in 2013 as a vice president in HR. Before Amazon, she spent close to two decades at FedEx, starting as a software developer and later serving as regional CIO and in planning, engineering and operations roles. She chairs the board of the global health nonprofit PATH.
Panos Panay · full profile →
SVP, Devices and Services
Panos Panay has led Amazon's Devices and Services business, which includes Alexa, Echo, Kindle, Fire TV and Ring, since October 2023, when he succeeded Dave Limp. He sits on Amazon's S-team. Before that he spent more than 19 years at Microsoft, where he led the creation of the Surface line and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer.