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10 Amazon partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Amazon partnerships leaders have held director, head and vice president roles in strategic partnerships and corporate business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Amazon from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Berns
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Development, Alexa · Amazon
Director of Business Development, Alexa at Amazon since June 2016. Their profile describes negotiating and closing global strategic deals and acquisitions. Before Amazon they were Vice President of Business and Corporate Development at Airware (2015–2016) and held General Manager, Business Development roles at Microsoft, including in Microsoft Research and the Microsoft Business Division (2008–2015).
Andrew Ruud
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business and Corporate Development · Amazon
Director, Business and Corporate Development at Amazon since 2013. Their profile describes experience in business and corporate development, including strategic partnerships and acquisitions, and says they use build, buy and partner strategies to solve business needs across Amazon. Before Amazon they were a Vice President, Internet Equity Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley (2010–2013).
Brian Knapp
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Devices & Services · Amazon
Director of Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Devices & Services at Amazon since January 2025, after Director of Business Development, Global Video Partnerships (Prime Video, MGM+) & Technology Deals (2022–2025). Earlier at Amazon they were Director, Business Development, Fire TV (2021–2022) and Head of Global Business Development, Fire TV (2018–2021).
Greg Baglione
LinkedInExperience: Head of North America Strategic Partnerships and Fashion & Fitness Business Development · Amazon
Head of North America Strategic Partnerships and Fashion & Fitness Business Development at Amazon since May 2024, and Head of North America Strategic Partnerships there since December 2022. Before Amazon they were Vice President North America Business Strategy at Calvin Klein (2020–2022) and Director Global Business Strategy & Operations at Calvin Klein (2018–2020).
Josh Dodson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Development - Amazon Games · Amazon
Former Director of Business Development - Amazon Games at Amazon (2023–2026), after Director of Business Development, Operations & Marketing - Prime Gaming (2022–2023) and Senior Manager of Business Development - Prime Gaming (2019–2022). Since July 2026 they have been Director of Corporate Strategy - Amazon Web Services at Amazon.
Josh Pincus
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Business Development - International Lead · Amazon
Director, Corporate Business Development - International Lead at Amazon since October 2022, where their profile says they lead a team that owns Amazon's strategic partnerships in emerging countries, with a focus on Latin America. Earlier at Amazon they worked in Corporate Business Development - International (2020–2022), Corporate Business Development - Prime (2018–2020) and Corporate Business Development (2015–2018).
Mark Henry
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships, Amazon Devices · Amazon
Head of Partnerships, Amazon Devices at Amazon from 2014 to 2020, and Director, Business Development, Amazon Devices since April 2021; their headline lists Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Echo Show and Automotive. Earlier at Amazon they were Senior Manager, Business Development, Fire Phone (2012–2014) and Senior Manager, Mobile Business Development (2011–2012).
Martyn Mallick
LinkedInExperience: VP, Corporate Partnerships and BD · Amazon
VP, Corporate Partnerships and BD at Amazon since June 2021, after serving as WW Director, Corporate Business Development (2016–2020). Earlier at Amazon they were Director of Product Management, Alexa Ecosystem (AVS and ASK) (2015–2016) and Global Head of OEM, Appstore and Carrier Billing, Business and Corporate Development (2014–2015). Their profile describes negotiating complex, first-of-their-kind deals.
Patrick Hu
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships, Creative AI · Amazon
Head of Partnerships, Creative AI at Amazon since January 2026, after serving as Head of Partnerships Amazon Publisher Cloud at Amazon (2022–2025). Before Amazon they were Managing Director, Business Development & Product Partnerships at Foursquare (2020–2022), Managing Director, Business Development at Foursquare (2018–2020) and VP, Business Development & Partnerships at TouchTunes (2016–2018).
Richard Springhall
LinkedInExperience: Director, APAC, Corporate Business Development · Amazon
Director, APAC, Corporate Business Development at Amazon since November 2022, focused on developing strategic partnerships across Amazon's portfolio in APAC. Before that they were GM of International, Strategy and Business Development at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2021–2022) and worked in Corporate Business Development at Amazon (2016–2021); earlier they were Director of Strategy and M&A, Cloud Enterprise at Microsoft.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's business line to your question, since devices, Alexa, video, games, retail categories and international markets each involve different partners. Check whether they still hold a partnerships role and when they held it, because a former leader speaks to an earlier period than a current one.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large retailer and technology company decide which partnerships to pursue?
- 02What makes a strategic deal with a large platform worth the effort for both sides?
- 03How do corporate development teams decide between partnering, investing and acquiring?
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