STEPHEN SCHMIDT

Stephen Schmidt is SVP, Chief Security Officer for Amazon. He leads security engineering, product development, and regulatory programs. Stephen joined Amazon in February 2008 and from March 2010 to January 2022, held the Chief Information Security Officer role for Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Prior to joining Amazon, Stephen had an extensive career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a senior executive. His responsibilities at the FBI included a term as acting Chief Technology Officer, Section Chief responsible for the FBI’s technical collection and analysis platforms, and as a Section Chief overseeing the FBI’s Cyber Division components responsible for the technical analysis of computer and network intrusion activities.