“Absolutely a Sprint”: How Andy Jassy Raced to the Top of Amazon
The incoming CEO inherits a company on a post-pandemic roll, but roiled by labor unrest and under mounting regulatory scrutiny
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Andy Jassy, Amazon’s new CEO, literally “shadowed” founder Jeff Bezos for 18 months early in his career. He was one of the few people willing to contradict the founder when necessary, although he did it with respect and kindness. Jassy didn’t provide an interview for Bloomberg News tech reporter Matt Day, who instead interviewed people surrounding him. Jassy isn’t well known outside his industry, but his work is. He managed the growth of Amazon’s Web Services, which hit $50 billion-plus revenue in 2020. While Amazon faces litigation on global, national and local fronts, Jassy – like Bezos – takes a long-term view of the company and solutions to its issues.
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Matt Day is a technology reporter for Bloomberg News.
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