‘The opportunity to create a level playing field for everyone to participate in the AI economy, alongside the kind individuals known as Stripes, drew me to this role,’ said Jenny Brinkley on LinkedIn.
Amazon Web Services’ longtime security leader and director Jenny Brinkley has left the cloud giant to join Stripe as its new head of strategy and operations.
Brinkley was previously director of security readiness for AWS, managing application security across AWS, while also overseeing supply chain inspection, AI for enterprise, and security education training.
She first joined AWS in 2016, working her way up the ranks until becoming director of AWS security in 2021.
Brinkley jumped to AWS parent company Amazon in 2022 to become director of Amazon security before rejoining AWS in her current role in 2024.
“Joining [AWS] almost 10 years ago, I initially thought I would be there for maybe two years, but it turned out to be a wild ride,” said Brinkley recently on LinkedIn.
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“I am excited to be part of something transformative once again,” she added. Brinkley could not be reached for comment by press time.
Brinkley was very visible during AWS’ biggest events, both on the keynote stage and conducting interviews with the media.
AWS’ Cybersecurity Leader Joins Stripe
After nearly a decade at Seattle-based AWS, Brinkley departed last week to join financial services platform provider Stripe.
She is now head of strategy and operations, payments, risk and global for the financial technology company.
“The opportunity to create a level playing field for everyone to participate in the AI economy, alongside the kind individuals known as Stripes, drew me to this role,” Brinkley said on LinkedIn.
Brinkley is now tasked with designing innovative programs and systems to enhance user potential in payments and risk sectors. She is also in charge of leading strategic initiatives that streamline operations and improve overall efficiency across teams.
AWS’ $129 Billion Earnings In 2025
For the full year of 2025, AWS sales increased 20 percent annually to $129 billion.
In 2025, operating income at AWS was over $45 billion, an increase of 15 percent year over year.
For its most recent fourth quarter 2025 earnings, AWS generated $35.6 billion up 24 percent year over year.
AWS currently has a $142 billion annual run rate.
