Play Episode Podcast How Jeff Wilke’s industrial roots guided him at Amazon, and inspired him to help revive U.S. manufacturing Play PITTSBURGH — In his 22 years at Amazon, including his role as the first CEO of the company’s Worldwide Consumer… Read More
Flush with cash: Bezos and big-name celebs get behind tree-free toilet paper startup with $5M The news: Cloud Paper, the Seattle startup that makes toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo in an effort to… Read More
Ex-Amazon chief Jeff Wilke invests in new digital ad targeting company that uses first-party data Former Amazon leader Jeff Wilke is among the investors in a new digital advertising company operating as a subsidiary of… Read More
Play Episode Podcast After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns attention to reviving U.S. manufacturing Play Jeff Wilke did something unusual when he left his role as Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer CEO in March, after more than… Read More
Why former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke thinks the U.S. can be a manufacturing powerhouse again When Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Consumer Worldwide, made the surprise announcement in August that he was leaving,… Read More
Former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke on why he left, what it was like to work for Jeff Bezos, and more In March, Jeff Wilke quietly stepped away from Amazon, the company he was instrumental in building from an online book… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon leader Jeff Wilke joins Scale AI as advisor to CEO; Skilljar and Auth0 hire execs; T-Mobile board shuffle — Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, has joined Scale AI as advisor to the CEO. Founded… Read More
Who will (eventually) replace Jeff Bezos? Amazon succession mystery deepens with key exec’s exit Jeff Wilke, the flannel-wearing CEO of Amazon’s vast consumer business, has been described as a natural business leader and the… Read More
Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke to leave next year, will be replaced by operations chief Dave Clark Amazon executive Jeff Wilke, long considered a leading candidate to succeed Jeff Bezos as CEO, is leaving the company. Wilke,… Read More
Geek on the Street: Who inspires you? Summit attendees point to tech leaders, family and others It was an inspiring first day at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. We heard Monday from leaders in technology, business, government,… Read More
Amazon commits $700M to retrain 100k employees, acknowledging impact of tech on jobs Amazon is embarking on a $700 million effort to retrain its U.S. workforce, in a high-profile acknowledgment of the impact… Read More
Key Amazon exec Jeff Wilke invests in furniture rental startup Fernish as part of $30M round Fernish, the furniture rental startup from Los Angeles that recently expanded to Seattle, just got a big jolt of fresh… Read More
Amazon exec explains the meaning of company’s newest leadership principle and how to avoid ‘Day 2’ Building a successful company is hard enough. Being able to avoid becoming a large bureaucratic organization that stops innovating in… Read More
Despite Trump tirade, Amazon consumer chief says U.S. Post Office deal is ‘a terrific partnership’ Amazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently… Read More
Amazon narrows HQ2 search to 20 cities, moving to next phase in contest for $5B economic prize Amazon has selected 20 cities to move to the next phase in its HQ2 selection process, the latest twist in… Read More
Top Amazon exec Jeff Wilke suggests HQ2 won’t be in the Pacific Northwest Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2… Read More
Amazon says it will make Prime membership ‘really valuable’ for Whole Foods shoppers Amazon Prime members can expect to get some deals when they shop at Whole Foods. Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide… Read More
Sorry, HQ2 suitors: Wacky stunts aren’t likely to get Amazon’s attention, says top exec Jeff Wilke Seattle, don’t take Amazon’s search for a second headquarters personally. The company’s CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke said at… Read More
We prepared this 6-page memo for our GeekWire Summit session with Amazon’s Jeff Wilke — please read it silently to yourselves One of Amazon’s traditions is the “6-pager,” a detailed memo read silently at the outset of an internal meeting to… Read More
A little-known reason why Pittsburgh could have an inside track on Amazon’s HQ2 Pittsburgh was Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but a couple key connections could make it a front runner to become Mr. Bezos’… Read More
Transcript: Whole Foods CEO assures employees that Amazon deal is ‘not a Tinder relationship’ Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey was over-the-moon about the company’s pending acquisition by Amazon in a town hall meeting… Read More
Amazon now has three CEOs: Tech powerhouse promotes Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke to CEO roles of respective divisions Amazon.com is changing the titles for the top bosses who run two of the company’s most lucrative business units. The… Read More
Amazon exec touts contributions, avoids NYT controversy in talk to Seattle business leaders Jeff Wilke, the head of Amazon’s consumer business, spoke to Seattle business leaders on Monday, the first major public appearance… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Inside the world of a top Amazon exec, new cycling technology, and Microsoft’s Candy Crush We’re back with a new episode of the GeekWire radio show, with highlights from a busy week in the world of… Read More
This is the one thing that absolutely terrifies the head of Amazon’s massive consumer business As the head of Amazon.com’s massive consumer business, Jeff Wilke has an all-consuming job, building the company’s selection of products… Read More
These 20 words show what’s on the mind of this top Amazon executive Amazon.com senior vice president Jeff Wilke — like all top execs at the online retailing powerhouse — spends a lot… Read More
The peculiar traits of great Amazon leaders: Frugal, innovative and body odor that doesn’t smell like perfume Students and faculty at Seattle University got a rare glimpse inside the world of Amazon.com on Tuesday night as Jeff… Read More
