{"id":6141,"date":"2026-02-05T13:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/the-architect-of-amazons-supply-chain-on-running-a-startup-with-your-spouse\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:42:07","slug":"the-architect-of-amazons-supply-chain-on-running-a-startup-with-your-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/the-architect-of-amazons-supply-chain-on-running-a-startup-with-your-spouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The architect of Amazon\u2019s supply chain on running a startup with your spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

For at least two decades, former Amazon executive Dave Clark ended his work week the same way: a standing Friday date night with his wife, Leigh Anne. <\/p>\n

Over dinner, the Clarks would talk through the \u201cpeak and pit\u201d of their weeks. The ritual often revolved around Amazon, where Clark played a central role in building the logistics infrastructure that helped launch the e-commerce era. <\/p>\n

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During those years, Leigh Anne was a sounding board for her husband. In the process, she had a front-row seat to Amazon\u2019s growth from what she called \u201ca baby to a behemoth.\u201d <\/p>\n

By the time Clark left Amazon in 2022, he was CEO of the Worldwide Consumer division and one of billionaire founder Jeff Bezos\u2019 top lieutenants.<\/p>\n

Dave Clark at Auger headquarters Monday.<\/span>David Jaewon Oh for NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But these days, Fridays for the Clarks look very different. <\/p>\n

Their dinner date has morphed into afternoon cocktails \u2014 a bourbon with Diet Coke for her and a Manhattan for him. And the conversation isn\u2019t focused on Amazon anymore. It\u2019s about Auger, the supply-chain startup they run together. <\/p>\n

In their first joint interview from Auger\u2019s Seattle office, the Clarks described how their marriage and complementary skill sets are shaping the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been together for so long that we kind of just read each other\u2019s minds,\u201d Leigh Anne said. Working together, she said, \u201cfelt like a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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