Jeffrey Blackburn
Board Member at DoorDash
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Work Experience
Member Board of Directors
2024 - Current
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses.
Raised $2,471,820,000.00 from Durable Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, T. Rowe Price and Fidelity.
Member Board of Directors
2023
Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
Raised $212,009,000.00 from Fox Networks Group, Fidelity, Sky UK, Paramount, Good Technology, Globespan Capital Partners, News Corp, Hearst Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
Member, Executive Branch
2022
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a movie-related organization with a goal of advancing arts and sciences of motion pictures.
Member Board of Trustees
2016 - 2024
Governance Committee (Chair), Finance and Audit Committees.
SVP Global Media & Entertainment
2021 - 2023
Leader of Amazon’s streaming / content businesses including Prime Video, Live Sports, Amazon MGM Studios, Music, Audible, Games, & Twitch — managed team of 12,000 employees, reported to CEO.
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.
General Partner
2021 - 2021
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Senior Vice President
2004 - 2020
Joined in 1998 and helped build the company for 22 years, reporting directly to CEO Jeff Bezos. Managed team of 10,000 employees. Member of Amazon's top leadership group (S-Team). Led and managed the teams responsible for Amazon's global Digital Media & Advertising businesses — including Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Live Sports, WW Advertising, IMDb, Photos, and Amazon Music. At the same time, was also the head of Amazon’s Corporate Development (M&A, minority investments, strategic business development) organization for over 15 years, from 2004 through 2019. Executed over 100 acquisitions and investments in that period.
Business Development, Product Development, Retail and Operations
1998 - 2004
Worked on Amazon’s IPO as their investment banker in 1997 — and then joined the company full-time in Q1 of 1998. From 1998-2004 had Director and VP roles in business development, product development, retail, and operations.
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.
Associate
1996 - 1998
DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.
Associate
1995 - 1996
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.