Amazon Prime, an Insiders View
with the Global Head of Amazon Prime
Jamil Ghani, AB '99, MBA '04
Hosted by HBS Seattle
The building and scaling of Prime: What it takes to operate a multi-billion dollar global subscription platform
About the event
Leading the global Amazon Prime business, Jamil oversees product, technology, marketing, decision science, operations, and finance for a membership program that now serves more than 200 million members across 26 countries. Under his leadership, Prime membership has tripled, per member spend has doubled, and the program has expanded into new categories including healthcare, grocery, and restaurant delivery.
In this conversation, we will explore how Amazon thinks about building and scaling Prime, what it takes to operate a multi-billion dollar global subscription platform, and how the team balances customer obsession, experimentation, and financial discipline. Jamil will also reflect on his own leadership journey across Amazon, Target, Disney, General Mills, and BCG, and how his time at Harvard College and Harvard Business School shaped his approach to strategy and innovation.
Topics we will explore:
• How Prime thinks about membership value across convenience, savings, and entertainment
• Scaling a global subscription business while keeping the experience simple for customers
• Expanding Prime into new verticals like healthcare and grocery
• How Amazon uses data, experimentation, and decision science to guide product bets
• Lessons in leadership from building teams across Amazon, Target, Disney, and beyond
• Career and life advice for HBS alumni building long run, impact driven careers
Who’s Invited:
• HBS alumni (all programs)
• Ivy++ (Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Columbia, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, etc.)
• Harvard undergrad/grad alumni
• Your guests
We expect this event to sellout, so secure your place today.
Amazon Prime, an Insiders View with the Global Head of Amazon Prime
Jamil Ghani, AB '99, MBA '04
Hosted by HBS Seattle
Thursday, March 19, 2026
6:00pm - 8:30pm PT
Location TBA
Exact location will be emailed after registration
Cost:
To cover venue and refreshments
$30 General Admission
$25 Harvard Grads
$10 Current Students
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About Jamil Ghani, AB '99, MBA '04, Worldwide Leader of Amazon Prime
Jamil Ghani is the Vice President of Worldwide Prime at Amazon, where he leads the global Prime membership program, including product, technology, marketing, decision science, operations, and finance. Under his leadership, Prime membership has tripled and per member spend has doubled, while expanding into new categories such as healthcare, grocery, and restaurant delivery.
Before Amazon, Jamil served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, Digital and Innovation at Target, and held leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, General Mills, and The Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BA magna cum laude in Economics and Computer Science from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar. Jamil lives in the Seattle area with his family.
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