Yosup Shim
Metro Region: Bay Area
Member Since: 2022
Yosup spent over a decade to Amazon, leading multiple teams across various departments. In his tenure at Amazon Web Services, he led the sales strategy and operations team for the Asia-Pacific area. Additionally, he led the Amazon Air Europe operation, managing the international air freight organization. Before his time in Europe, Yosup was pivotal in expanding Amazon’s last-mile delivery operations, serving as the Regional Director for the West and Texas regions. He also played a key role in the rollout of Amazon’s Prime Now service throughout the West region and directed the recruitment of the senior operations team for Prime Now across North America. Yosup’s journey with Amazon began with the launch of Amazon Fresh in California, where he spearheaded the service’s introduction in the Bay Area.
Prior to joining Amazon, Yosup was a vice president for J.P. Morgan asset management and was responsible for advising private and institutional clients on investment management and asset allocation.
Before his work at J.P. Morgan, Yosup was an officer in the United States Army where he held leadership roles at various global duty stations, culminating in a position with the United States Forces Korea in Seoul, South Korea.
Yosup earned an MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He and his wife met while at Duke and are proud parents of two children.