Conaressional HisPanic Caucus ‘Michelle Lujan Grisham | Chairwoman I15tH Conaress May 11, 2018 Jeff Bezos ‘Chairman and CEO Amazon 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 Dear Mr. Bezos ‘We write to express our concern after a Recode article reported that Amazon's board of directors recommended a vote against a shareholder proposal that would implement the “Rooney Rule,” ‘hich requires that qualified women and minority candidates are included in the list of candidates considered for director positions. ‘As you may recall, we wrote a letter to you on behalf of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a group of 31 Members of Congress of Hispanic descent, in October 2017 requesting to actively ‘work with your company, along with 31 ether companies, to address the systemic lack of diversity in the technology sect We appreciated the timely response we received from Amazon. In the letter, it was stated that diversity is an important consideration across the entire company and tha, because of the diverse ‘makeup of Amazon's consumers, your company strives to include a diverse workforce that meets the needs ofthe customers you serve. We believe therefore, that Amazon would be inclined to support a proposal thet secks to merely include qualified women and minority candidates alongside other skilled individuals. z We believe the adoption ofthe Rooney Rule is a particularly important proposal forthe company given that Amazon isthe sole corporation among its peers to not havea single person of color among their board of directors. In fact, ofthe 105 top executives at Amazon, only one is Hispanic, For Hispanic manages, which includes both men and women, that number is only five percent, With Hispanics accounting forthe nation’s largest minority group and nearly 17 percent ofthe labor force, iis clear that Amazon has room for improvement. ‘The technology sector and companies like Amazon are leaders in innovation and developing some of the most cutting-edge and life-changing technologies in the world. We think that embracing innovative ideas to make rel change should apply across the board- including employing new ways to embrace the diverse makeup of our nation to better incorporate the ideas, talent and voices ofall segments of our nation. We recognize that this is an important objective for Amazon and, therefore, urge the company to work towards this goal by seriously consideringall proposals that seek to advance the success of the company, white reflecting the makeup of our nation, and the consumers you serve. We would welcome a meeting with you to hear what steps Amazon has taken and will continue to take to achieve greater diversity within your company. fmibulbe. hejen Sram (pom Few CHC Chair CHC First Vice-Chair