Meet the 11 execs who left Amazon's 'CEO Factory' and went on to become power players at major enterprise companies like Twilio, Tableau, and Intel

• Amazon has been described as America's "CEO factory," given how many former execs go on to run (or help manage) major companies.
• Just look at Amazon Web Services, where alumni have gone on to become power players at companies like Tableau, Square, Intel, and Twilio.
• Business Insider compiled a list of notable former AWS employees who have become power players at other companies.
• Click here to read more BI Prime stories

A lot of former Amazon employees go on to run other companies - so much so, in fact, that a recent Wall Street Journal article dubbed it America's "CEO factory."

As the Journal suggested there seems to be a demand for chief execs and entrepreneurs who take in the best parts of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' leadership style - without necessarily adopting the harsher parts of Amazon's legendarily tough culture, which has been described as cutthroat.

For proof, look no further than Amazon Web Services, the company's market-leading cloud business, which has had a similar impact on the enterprise technology business. AWS alumni can be spotted founding and running companies including Tableau - recently acquired by Salesforce for $15.7 billion - $33 billion payments company Square, and $16 billion cloud communications company Twilio.

Complimentary Tech Event

Transform talent with learning that works

Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

Meet 11 former AWS employees who have gone on to become power players in the industry in their own right: