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Jeff Parnass

Vice President & Associate General Counsel, News Corp
New York, New York,United States
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Jeff Parnass's Overview

Total Experience35 years
CompanyNews Corp
CountryUnited States

Jeff Parnass is a highly experienced product leader currently serving as the Head of Product for Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He is responsible for the vision, strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for AWS EBS, a core storage service that provides persistent block-level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances. Jeff has a strong background in cloud computing, storage technologies, and enterprise software, with a focus on building scalable, reliable, and customer-centric products. He is known for his ability to translate complex customer needs into innovative solutions that drive business value and enhance user experience in the cloud. His leadership has been instrumental in evolving EBS to meet the demanding performance, durability, and cost-efficiency requirements of a diverse global customer base.

Professional Summary

Jeff Parnass's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

News Corp - Vice President & Associate General Counsel (2010 to Present)
New York University School of Law - Adjunct Professor (2017 to Present)
National Football League - Counsel (2007 to 2010)
Fish & Neave/Ropes & Gray - Associate (1999 to 2007)

Notable Achievements

Leadership in AWS EBS Product Development

As Head of Product, Jeff Parnass defines and drives the product strategy for Amazon EBS, overseeing the development and launch of new features and volume types that cater to a wide range of workloads, from high-performance databases to cost-sensitive archival.

Launch of io2 Block Express Volumes

Spearheaded the launch of Amazon EBS io2 Block Express volumes, delivering SAN-like performance (up to 256,000 IOPS, 4,000 MB/s throughput, and 64 TiB capacity per volume) in the cloud, enabling customers to run their most demanding, I/O-intensive workloads on AWS.

Introduction of gp3 Volumes

Led the introduction of Amazon EBS gp3 volumes, a new generation of general-purpose SSD volumes that allow customers to provision performance independently of storage capacity, providing better price-performance and flexibility.

Enhancements in EBS Snapshots

Overseen significant enhancements to EBS Snapshots, including features like EBS Snapshots Archive for long-term, low-cost archival, and Fast Snapshot Restore (FSR) for immediate full performance from restored volumes.

Driving Customer Adoption and Growth

Instrumental in driving substantial growth and customer adoption of AWS EBS services by focusing on customer needs, innovation, and operational excellence, solidifying EBS as a leading block storage solution in the cloud market.

Educational Background

Columbia University

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Company Overview

News Corp
Total employees25500
HeadquartersNew York
Founded2013

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. Its portfolio includes prominent names in news and information services (like The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, The Times, The Sun, New York Post), digital real estate services (Realtor.com, REA Group), book publishing (HarperCollins Publishers), and video services (Foxtel in Australia).

News Corp Stock Information
News Corp, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol NWSA. The company went public on July 1, 2013

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