End of an era: Jeff Bezos bids farewell as Amazon CEO, leaving successor Andy Jassy As of this July 5, Jeff Bezos will retire as CEO of the company he founded in 1994 and the new CEO of Amazon will be Andy Jassy, who led Amazon Web Services (AWS). Previous Article 20 Zen Quotes to Help You Feel More Peaceful Next Article Third wave could of COVID could come from Baja California Sur