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By Caitlin Flynn/Feb. 2, 2021 8:10 pm EST
Jassy’s leadership style has been described as tough but fair
Jassy dubbed the conference room where crucial decisions are made “the Chop” after the book Charterhouse of Parma. Employees told Business Insider that teams typically prepare for weeks in advance of making a presentation to Jassy. “[Jassy] doesn’t suffer foolishness,” Scott Chancellor, a former AWS director who currently works at the software company Apptio, said. “If you’re not prepared for a meeting with him in the Chop, and especially if you try to mask that lack of preparedness with smooth talking, he’ll know and he will make it clear.”
As for his personal life, Newsweek reports that Jassy resides in Seattle with his wife and their two children. He is also a part owner of Seattle’s new NHL team, the Kraken.
