Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN); Governance Committee Chair Board Tenure: 2010 – present Committee Memberships: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair); Security Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Jonathan J. Rubinstein holds a documented governance role as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Security Committee at Amazon.com Inc., which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while the corporation faced antitrust scrutiny and maintained significant government contract relationships. As Governance Committee Chair, Rubinstein holds primary responsibility for Amazon’s board composition and corporate governance practices. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Rubinstein’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis is solely the documented directorial role and its fiduciary connection to corporate political spending documented in the parent corporate donor profile.

Biographical Overview

Jonathan J. Rubinstein is a technology executive who previously served as co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates from 2016 to 2017. Before Bridgewater, he was Senior Vice President at Apple, where he served as the General Manager of the iPod Division from 2004 to 2006, helping launch one of Apple’s transformative product lines. He also served as CEO of Palm Inc., overseeing the development of webOS before Palm’s acquisition by HP in 2010. Earlier in his career, he held a senior hardware role at Apple under Steve Jobs.

Rubinstein’s deep background in consumer electronics and technology leadership gives him relevant operational expertise for the Amazon board. He serves as Lead Director of Robinhood Markets. He has been on the Amazon board since 2010 and chairs the governance committee that oversees Amazon’s board structure and director selection.

He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
• Board tenure: 2010 – present
• Committee assignments: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair); Security Committee

Other Current Board Memberships

• Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) — Lead Director

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Amazon — Corporate Donor Profile, which documents the corporation’s political spending, pending government business, and favorable outcomes under the Trump administration.

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Sources

• Amazon.com Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 2025
• Amazon.com Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2026
• SEC EDGAR filing: Amazon.com Inc. (CIK 1018724)