Shelley Reynolds
Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer · Amazon
Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer of Amazon since April 2007, overseeing the accounting function across all of the company's geographies. She joined Amazon in February 2006 as Vice President of Finance and Controller after 19 years at Deloitte & Touche, where she was a partner from 1998 to 2006 specialising in mergers and acquisitions and SEC matters.
Last reviewed: Oct 1, 2026
Shelley Reynolds
Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer Amazon
Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026
Executive Summary
Shelley Reynolds is Amazon’s chief accountant. As Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer since April 2007, she oversees the accounting function across every country in which Amazon operates, and she is one of the seven executive officers named in its annual report. She came to Amazon from Deloitte & Touche, where she spent 19 years and was a partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions and SEC reporting.
Career Highlights
- Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer of Amazon since April 2007.
- Joined Amazon in February 2006 as Vice President of Finance and Controller.
- Nineteen years at Deloitte & Touche, as a partner from 1998 to 2006.
- Specialised at Deloitte in mergers and acquisitions and SEC matters for publicly traded multinational corporations.
- Serves on the advisory board of the University of Washington Foster School of Business.
Professional Journey
Reynolds earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. She then joined Deloitte & Touche, where she spent 19 years and became a partner in 1998. Her practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and SEC matters for publicly traded multinational corporations across a broad range of industries.
In February 2006 she joined Amazon as Vice President of Finance and Controller. A little over a year later, in April 2007, she was promoted to Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer. In that role she is responsible for accounting across all of Amazon’s geographies, and as principal accounting officer she signs the company’s annual reports to the SEC.
She has held the post for almost twenty years. Over that time Amazon’s annual revenue has grown past $700 billion, and in 2026 it ranked No. 1 on the Fortune 500. She remains connected to her alma mater as a member of the Foster School’s advisory board.
Education
University of Washington, Foster School of Business
Undergraduate degree