Adam Selipsky was one of the first vice presidents hired at Amazon Web Services, in 2005, and spent 11 years in charge of AWS sales, marketing and support before becoming President and CEO of Tableau Software, which Selipsky led through its acquisition by Salesforce. Selipsky then served as CEO of AWS, a period in which AWS released generative AI services including Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, until Matt Garman took over as CEO in June 2024. In July 2025, Circle Internet Group appointed Selipsky to its board of directors, where Circle's governance pages list Selipsky as a committee member.123
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Company
- Circle Internet Group
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- Developer tools
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Career
Selipsky joined Amazon Web Services in 2005 as one of its first vice presidents and led AWS sales, marketing, and support for 11 years. Selipsky then became President and CEO of Tableau Software and led the company through its acquisition by Salesforce. Earlier, Selipsky held senior leadership roles at RealNetworks and Mercer Management Consulting.12
Selipsky later returned to lead AWS as CEO. In a May 2024 note to employees, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the team had continued to release new services during that period, including generative AI services such as Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, and announced that Matt Garman would become AWS CEO. While at AWS, Selipsky was an inaugural member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board.12
Board service
In July 2025 Circle Internet Group appointed Selipsky to its board of directors, citing more than 20 years of executive experience in scaling internet platform infrastructure. Circle's committee composition page lists Selipsky as a member of two board committees. Selipsky has also served on the boards of AWS and Tableau.23
Work and contributions
AWS generative AI services (Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q) Proprietary product
Amazon's May 2024 leadership announcement says Selipsky, as AWS CEO, oversaw AWS's release of generative AI services including Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q.1
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Other documented roles
Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.
- Chief Executive Officer, AWS (until June 2024), Amazon Web Services (Amazon)12
- Vice President, AWS Sales, Marketing, and Support (from 2005, for 11 years), Amazon Web Services (Amazon)1
- President and CEO, Tableau Software21
Where they work
- Circle Internet Group 1 person in the wiki
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3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026