Amazon Chief Security Officer
Steve Schmidt leads the information security, physical security, security engineering, and regulatory program teams for Amazon. Prior to his current role—from 2010 to 2022—he held the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AWS. Before his 2008 arrival at Amazon, Steve had an extensive career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he served as a senior executive. His responsibilities at the FBI included a term as acting Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and as a section chief, overseeing the organization’s teams responsible for forensic investigations of computer and network intrusions.