Steve Schmidt is the Chief Security Officer for Amazon. He leads the information security, physical security, security engineering, and regulatory program teams. From 2010 to 2022, Steve was the Chief Information Security Officer for Amazon Web Services. Prior to joining Amazon, Steve had an extensive career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a senior executive. His responsibilities included a term as acting Chief Technology Officer, development and operation of technical collection and analysis platforms, as well as the Section Chief overseeing the FBI Cyber Division components responsible for computer and network intrusion technical investigation.