Seattle, Washington, United States
As CFO/Vice President of Finance for AWS Applied AI Solutions, I lead a diverse team of finance, data, and science professionals supporting AWS's vision to build business solutions leveraging agentic capabilities. With over a decade at Amazon, my career has spanned Amazon Devices, Specialty Retail Stores, and AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services, as well as a brief departure to serve as CFO of an anti-fraud and cybersecurity company Today, I'm at the forefront of one of the most exciting transformations in enterprise technology, with my work sitting at the intersection of finance leadership and AI transformation. As AWS Finance navigates its own AI journey, I have the privilege of engaging with finance executives across industries in peer-to-peer conversations—sharing our learnings, challenges, and successes while gaining insights into how AI is reshaping technology investments and enterprise operations across diverse organizations. Building diverse, inclusive teams and cultivating talent has been my passion throughout my career. I founded the Women in Finance initiative (WiFi) and Leading in Finance Together (LiFT) programs at Amazon and served as Executive Sponsor of the Amazon Finance Black Employee Network (BEN). I believe the most impactful leaders are those who not only drive innovation within their organizations but also support others along the way. Whether engaging with finance executives across industries, sharing AWS Finance's own AI transformation story, or mentoring emerging leaders, I'm dedicated to building a community of finance trailblazers who are redefining what's possible in this AI-enabled era.
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• Lead diverse team of +180 Finance, Analytics, and Science professionals, supporting +$6.5B in revenue and +35K business team members across multiple global businesses within AWS Sales and Marketing • Provide strategic thought partnership as well as financial and analytical support for Worldwide Revenue Operations, Worldwide Specialist Organization, AWS Strategic Initiatives, and Amazon Global Services
• Led 20-person Finance, Analytics, and Science team for AWS’ Business Development and Specialized Sales organization whose goal is to provide specialized, service-specific support to both the broader commercial sales organization as well as AWS Service teams • Provided financial and analytical support for a diverse group of teams, including business development for Startups, Enterprises, Industry Verticals, and Services as well as over 10 Specialized Sales teams
• Led all financial aspects for 6 unique store formats across over 100 locations, including Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star, Amazon Pop Ups, Amazon Spokes, and Amazon Store Within a Store • Responsibilities included financial support of real estate/site selection, store design and construction, category/product selection, marketing and merchandising, store management and operations, supply chain, and product management including tech • Managed an 8-person Finance team responsible for the creation of the foundational metrics, reporting, and systems for the broader physical stores team, partnering closely with business partners to iterate on underlying models to achieve overall strategic goals
• Single threaded owner of the Fire phone profit and loss statement pre- and post- product launch, responsible for controllership, budgeting, and overall support for the Fire Phone business • Manage 2 person team to forecast and report on actuals, develop key business metrics, and evaluate critical business decisions • Evaluate a range of new products and services, determining both overall financial viability as well as specific project features, market opportunity, and alignment with company strategy
• Developed pricing strategy for desktop microprocessors by evaluating possible brand, feature, and price changes, modeling competitive implications, and recommending strategy to executives • Managed internal consulting project to propose best business strategy given challenging market • Completed analyses with tight deadlines, disparate stakeholders, and high-levels of ambiguity
• Drove cost reduction efforts in design and manufacturing of solid state drives through financial analysis, including should-cost models, variance analyses, and competitive benchmarks • Influenced partners on product features, capital purchases, and site selection for lowest cost • Led multidisciplinary team to establish new method for developing and tracking product targets