Tammy Whyman

AWS, Global Head of Partners - Telco

Speaker Bio

Tammy drives change through the intersection of strategy, data, and technology, with a unique focus on building partner ecosystems to accelerate financial impact. Through her leadership positions in top strategic consulting and technology firms, she has a track record of building new businesses, transforming organizations to drive growth, and enhancing customer experience and retention.


As the Global Partner Leader for Telco at AWS, she manages a portfolio of strategic agreements with Telcos, Global System Integrators, and Independent Software Vendors with the objective of creating unique industry solutions through partnerships. Her previous experience as a leader of Professional Services at AWS gave her the opportunity to deep dive into emergent technologies, including certification as an AWS Associate Solution Architect.


Previous to joining AWS, she served as Managing Director of the Telecom & Media Strategy practice at Accenture where she launched a global Telecom Retail Strategy practice and built the $25M Telecom Strategy Analytics & Insights practice from the ground up.


Outside of her career, she spends time mentoring youth through the Boy Scouts of America, which connects with her love of the outdoors in activities such as skiing, hiking, backpacking, and scuba diving. She is an avid independent travel, usually accompanied by her husband and two sons on travel adventures throughout the globe.