What to expect from Amazon's new CEO

Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy have a lot in common. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [What to expect from Amazon's new CEO Andy Jassy]( Andy Jassy is an inventor. That's a word that pops up when you ask former colleagues about him. And it's no mistake that, in the email announcing his departure as CEO, Jeff Bezos vowed that the future of Amazon would be invention. Jassy joined Amazon in 1997, just three years after the company started. Five years later he became Bezos's "shadow," which meant he attended all meetings with the Amazon founder and served as a sort of chief of staff. Not long after that role, Jassy took on the project that would become Amazon Web Services, effectively creating a new industry for cloud computing and an essential new profit engine for Amazon itself. What lies ahead for Jassy is undoubtedly a challenge on a different scale. The company's financials have never been better, but it's also never faced so much public scrutiny. Later this year when he takes over as CEO, Jassy will be the guy to deal with all of it. Recode's Jason Del Rey spoke with over half a dozen former Amazon executives about Jassy, what he's like, and what we might expect from him. [Click to view images]( [Biden's FCC takes its first steps toward making the internet affordable]( Big Telecom is responding. [ Sara Morrison / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [People are furious with Robinhood but they keep downloading it]( Downloads of the commission-free investment app remain high after a record week. [ Rani Molla / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Parler's CEO has been fired]( His platform was all but wiped off the internet after the Capitol Riot. [ Sean Hollister / [The Verge]( ] [Click to view images]( [Jeff Bezos renews focus on Blue Origin, which has been slower to launch]( The Amazon founder started his private rocket company in 2000, but its busiest phase could just now be starting. [ Kenneth Chang / [New York Times]( ] [Click to view images]( [Apple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car]( Sources say the tech giant wants to build the "Apple Car" in North America with an established automaker willing to allow Apple to control the software and hardware that will go into the vehicle. [ Phil LeBeau and Megan Reeder / [CNBC]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [The next Cousteau is building an underwater research wonderland]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.