JB

Jeffrey Blackburn

Investor and Board member, Ex-Amazon (24yrs).

Seattle, Washington

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Work Experience

2024

  • Member Board of Directors

    2024

2023

  • Member Board of Directors

    2023

  • Member, Executive Branch

    2022

2016 - 2024

  • Member Board of Trustees

    2016 - 2024

    Governance Committee (Chair), Finance and Audit Committees.

2021 - 2023

  • 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

1998 - 2020

  • 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.

1996 - 1998

  • Associate

    1996 - 1998

1995 - 1996

  • Associate

    1995 - 1996