Brian Olsavsky
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Amazon
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amazon since June 2015, and one of its executive officers. He joined Amazon in April 2002 and held numerous global financial leadership roles there, including Vice President, Finance for the Global Consumer Business from 2011 to 2015. He studied mechanical engineering at Penn State and took an MBA at Carnegie Mellon.
Last reviewed: Oct 1, 2026
Brian Olsavsky
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Amazon
Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026
Executive Summary
Brian Olsavsky has been Amazon’s Chief Financial Officer since June 2015, a tenure that spans Amazon’s rise to No. 1 on the Fortune 500. He is an internal appointment who had spent thirteen years in Amazon’s finance organisation before taking the top job, most recently as head of finance for the global consumer business. In 2026 Amazon’s results have combined rising profits with heavy investment in artificial intelligence.
Career Highlights
- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amazon since June 2015.
- Vice President, Finance for the Global Consumer Business from December 2011 to June 2015.
- Financial leadership roles with global responsibility at Amazon from April 2002.
- Studied mechanical engineering at Penn State and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Professional Journey
Olsavsky studied mechanical engineering at Penn State University and took an MBA at Carnegie Mellon University.
He joined Amazon in April 2002 and held a series of financial leadership roles with global responsibility. In December 2011 he became Vice President, Finance for the Global Consumer Business, the finance lead for Amazon’s retail operations worldwide.
In June 2015 he was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He has held the role through the leadership change from Jeff Bezos to Andy Jassy in 2021 and Amazon’s growth past $700 billion of annual revenue in 2025, which made it No. 1 on the 2026 Fortune 500.
Amazon’s second-quarter 2026 results showed net sales of $200.6 billion, up 20 percent, and operating income of $27.5 billion, up 43 percent. Trailing twelve-month free cash flow turned to an outflow of $7.6 billion, which Amazon attributed to a $66.1 billion year-over-year increase in purchases of property and equipment, primarily reflecting investments in artificial intelligence.
Education
Penn State University
Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
MBA