Squawk Pod Davos 2026: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy 1/21/26
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Jan 21, 2026 
Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon and former head of Amazon Web Services, discusses the company's strategic focus during an insightful chat with Becky Quick. They dive into the impact of artificial intelligence on Amazon, including custom silicon innovations like Trainium, and the balance between cost and performance. Jassy also addresses challenges posed by tariffs, the evolving job landscape with AI, and how Amazon is tackling surging compute demands. His insights reflect on leadership in tech and the future of consumer prices.
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Three Buckets That Shape Jassy's Time
- Andy Jassy divides his time across three buckets: core businesses, new initiatives, and company culture.
- He emphasizes maintaining a startup mentality while scaling and actively manages culture to preserve speed.
Flatten Layers To Restore Ownership
- Flatten organizational layers and increase individual contributors to speed decision-making.
- Amazon targeted a 15% increase in the ratio of individual contributors to managers to restore ownership and reduce meeting overhead.
Model-Chip Integration Is Strategic
- Amazon combined its frontier model team with its custom silicon group to optimize model-chip co-design.
- Jassy believes best frontier models must be tightly integrated with the chips they run on for performance and cost efficiency.