PEOPLE MOVES
JEFF BLACKBURN
FROM : BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS TO : AMAZON
WAS : PARTNER NOW : SVP OF GLOBAL MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
A few months after leaving his executive role at Amazon , Jeff Blackburn will return to the company to lead a new Global Media and Entertainment division that will includes Prime Video and Amazon Studios , Audible , Podcasts , Music , Games , and Twitch .
Blackburn originally joined Amazon in 1998 after helping the company through its Deutsche Bank IPO . For over two decades , he built traction in Amazon ’ s Advertising , Studios / Prime Video , and BizDev teams and ended as one of Jeff Bezos ’ s top executives . In February , Blackburn announced that he secured a position at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners . There , he worked on consumer tech , marketplaces , e-commerce , and streaming media . Now , however , he intends to return to management .
Starting June 7th , Blackburn will report to Bezos until Amazon ’ s Q3 CEO transition . Then , he ’ ll report to Jassy . “ Jblack ’ s interest in returning ,” Jassy noted , “ presented us with a good opportunity to combine our entertainment businesses in a single organisation under a leader who knows them well .”
" Jeff will not only be a great ally and supporter ; he will help achieve synergies across our media and entertainment businesses "
Mike Hopkins Senior VP , Prime Video and Amazon Studios
18 June 2021