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Chuck Edwards

Inspirer · DISC type di
Head of Specialist Sales, US Healthcare and Life Sciences at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Chuck Edwards is the Head of HCLS Specialist Sales for the US at AWS, with over 25 years of experience driving sales and go-to-market transformations for data and AI platforms. An alumnus of the University of Puget Sound, colleagues describe him as a leader by example and an expert in database design.

He founded and successfully exited a managed database services startup before his tenure at AWS, where he also architected and launched the global AWS Service Delivery Program.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head of Specialist Sales, US Healthcare and Life Sciences
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Chuck shows up

Generous
Decisive
Confident & Optimistic

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Chuck cares about

GenAI in Healthcare
He leads the specialist sales team for US Healthcare and Life Sciences at AWS and is actively hiring talent to help customers adopt GenAI/ML services.
Database Strategy
He has extensive experience leading database sales and GTM teams at AWS and previously founded a managed database services company.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Head of Specialist Sales, US Healthcare and Life Sciences
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
1-2024
Head of Database Sales and GTM, United States
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
10-2020 - 1-2024
Head of Database Sales and Go to Market, US West/Central
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2017 - 7-2020
Global Head of Partner BD and GTM, AWS Database Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
10-2014 - 8-2017
Global Lead, AWS Service Delivery Program
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1990 - 1994
BA
University of Puget Sound
1987 - 1990
Education details unavailable
Monroe High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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