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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Board Tenure: 2016 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Committee (Financial Expert) Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Wendell P. Weeks holds a documented governance role as an independent director and Audit Committee financial expert at Amazon.com Inc., which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while the corporation faced antitrust scrutiny. 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: Weeks’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

Wendell P. Weeks has been Chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated since 2007 and 2005 respectively, leading one of the most innovative materials science companies in the world. Corning develops specialty glass for displays (Gorilla Glass — used in virtually all smartphones including Apple’s iPhone), optical fiber for telecommunications infrastructure, and laboratory equipment. He joined Corning in 1983 and holds 47 U.S. patents.

Weeks served on the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, giving him direct exposure to federal trade policy — a domain directly relevant to Amazon’s global supply chain and retail operations. Corning’s role as a supplier to Apple, Samsung, and other smartphone manufacturers makes Weeks an unusually well-positioned board member for understanding the technology hardware value chain that Amazon’s devices business competes in.

He holds a B.A. in Economics from Hilbert College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
  • Board tenure: 2016 – present
  • Committee assignments: Audit Committee (designated financial expert)
  • Day job: Chairman & CEO, Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW)

Other Current Board Memberships

  • Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) — in executive capacity as Chairman/CEO

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.

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)
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