Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2000

Russ Grandinetti – Amazon.com Inc (amzn)

RUSS GRANDINETTI became Treasurer of Amazon.com in May 2000. Before becoming Treasurer, he had headed up Amazon.com Investor Relations from the time he joined the company in January 1998. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Russ served as a Securities Analyst for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in New York City, where he helped cover a number of companies emerging in the Internet sector, including America Online, Netscape, @Home and Amazon.com. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he worked as a Systems Designer and Engineer at Andersen Consulting in New York City. He is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a BSE in Operations Research. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview of Amazon.com, Inc.?

Mr. Grandinetti: Amazon.com opened its virtual doors in 1995, in what

was initially a company that sold only books from a