Matt Garman
Matt Garman has been with Amazon since 2006 and currently serves as the CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), a role he has held since June 2024. He played a crucial role in launching the initial set of AWS services and has held various leadership positions across product management, engineering, and operations for compute and storage services. Garman's leadership has contributed to AWS's growth into a $100 billion annual revenue business, maintaining its position as a leading cloud services provider. Matt Garman joined Amazon in 2006 and was one of AWS's first product managers, instrumental in launching core services like Amazon EC2. He became the general manager of all AWS Compute services in 2016. In 2020, he led worldwide sales, marketing, support, and professional services for AWS. Garman was appointed CEO of AWS in June 2024, having previously served as Senior Vice President of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services. Under his leadership, AWS continues to innovate, particularly in AI and cloud infrastructure, launching services like Amazon Bedrock. His extensive experience and customer-centric approach are now guiding AWS in its mission to empower global innovation with AI.
Career Milestones
- Joined Amazon in 2006 as one of AWS's first product managers, launching core services like Amazon EC2.
- Became general manager of all AWS Compute services in 2016.
- Led worldwide sales, marketing, support, and professional services for AWS in 2020.
- Appointed CEO of AWS in June 2024, guiding AI and cloud infrastructure innovation.
- Instrumental in AWS reaching $100 billion annual revenue and maintaining its cloud leadership position.
About AWS
AWS, founded in 2006, is a cloud computing industry leader. It helps individuals, startups, enterprises, non-profits, and governments with scalable, secure, and cost-effective IT infrastructure. Core features include computing (EC2), storage (S3), databases, networking, analytics, machine learning, and security. Benefits include flexibility, reliability, global reach, and a pay-as-you-go model.