Jeffrey Blackburn

Member Board of Directors

2024

Member Board of Directors

2023

Member, Executive Branch

2022

Member Board of Trustees

2016 - 2024

Governance Committee (Chair), Finance and Audit Committees.

SVP Global Media & Entertainment

2021 - 2023

Leader of Amazon’s streaming / content businesses including Prime Video, Live Sports, Amazon MGM Studios, Music, Audible, Games, & Twitch — managed team of 12,000 employees, reported to CEO.

General Partner

2021 - 2021

Senior Vice President

2004 - 2020

Joined in 1998 and helped build the company for 22 years, reporting directly to CEO Jeff Bezos. Managed team of 10,000 employees. Member of Amazon's top leadership group (S-Team). Led and managed the teams responsible for Amazon's global Digital Media & Advertising businesses — including Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Live Sports, WW Advertising, IMDb, Photos, and Amazon Music. At the same time, was also the head of Amazon’s Corporate Development (M&A, minority investments, strategic business development) organization for over 15 years, from 2004 through 2019. Executed over 100 acquisitions and investments in that period.

Business Development, Product Development, Retail and Operations

1998 - 2004

Worked on Amazon’s IPO as their investment banker in 1997 — and then joined the company full-time in Q1 of 1998. From 1998-2004 had Director and VP roles in business development, product development, retail, and operations.

Associate

1996 - 1998

Associate

1995 - 1996