Robin Mendelson
2020 ALI Fellow
Prior to ALI, Robin Mendelson led Amazon.com’s U.S. Books and Entertainment Media Businesses with direct P&L ownership and strategic responsibility for the multi-billion-dollar enterprise. During her 20-year tenure at Amazon, she drove innovations in U.S. and global markets while holding leadership positions in general management and finance in the US and internationally.
Robin has held leadership roles while serving on various non-profit boards including the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Seattle Arts & Lectures, a nonprofit literary organization offering lecture series and educational programs, and the Yale School of Management Advisory Board. At Amazon and throughout her career, Robin has been an active mentor and has worked to develop leadership talent among her teams.