Amy Herzog

Amy Herzog is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) where she leads a global organization of cloud security professionals in a company in which security is the top priority.

Prior to joining AWS, Amy served as CISO for Amazon’s Devices and Services, Media and Entertainment, and Advertising businesses, overseeing the security of consumer technology offerings such as Alexa+ and Ring, and playing a key role in the secure development of Project Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, reliable broadband to customers and communities around the world through low earth orbit satellites.

Amy’s career spans more than two decades at the intersection of cybersecurity, innovation, and enterprise transformation. She spent 15 years at the MITRE Corporation, developing cutting-edge solutions for complex security challenges across government and industry. She also held leadership roles at Pivotal Software, VMware and Travelers Insurance, and co-founded two startups focused on technology-driven business transformation.

Amy holds a BA in Mathematics from Pomona College and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She is also the author of several publications and holds two patents.

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