Josh Hirschland

Josh Hirschland

Using logistics and tech to get food to families who need it — 60 million meals delivered since 2020.

Product leader at Amazon Community Impact. Speaker on food security, logistics, interviewing, and GenAI. Love trivia, photography, guitar, and my family.

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Background

Amazon Community Impact

Food Security & Community Delivery Programs

Leading initiatives that combine Amazon's logistics capabilities with community partnerships to address food insecurity. Programs have delivered 60M+ meals since 2020 through Community Delivery, including home delivery to food-insecure families, bulk delivery to food banks, and international expansion.

Other Roles & Service

Town Hall Seattle

Board Member

Connecting an engaged public through curiosity and conversation, with equitable access to arts, culture, and the exchange of ideas.

Central Texas Regional Food System Council

Board Member, Development Group

Steered the launch of a multi-jurisdictional council strengthening Central Texas's food system through collaboration, data, and coordinated action.

Amazon Bar Raiser

Bar Raiser

Hundreds of new-hire interviews and debriefs, plus mentoring others on Amazon's interviewing and hiring practices.

Seattle Transit Advisory Board

Former Representative

Appointed by the Mayor and affirmed by the City Council to advise on transit and the City's impact on public transportation.

Recognition

Josh Hirschland - Puget Sound Business Journal Forty Under 40

Forty Under 40

Recognized by The Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the young executives shaping the region's economy in 2025

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Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

MBA in Strategic Management, Operations Management, and Entrepreneurship

Jeffrey Silver Memorial Scholarship Award Recipient, Dean's List, Teacher's Assistant

Columbia University

BA in Urban Studies

Chief News Editor, Columbia Daily Spectator

In the News

More coverage 6 pieces

Speaking & Expert Interviews

Available for keynote speaking engagements, expert network interviews, and media inquiries on food security, logistics innovation, tech for good, and building high-performing teams.

Josh mid-sentence at the lectern during the Covington Storehouse Gala keynote
Josh delivering the keynote at the Covington Storehouse Gala, his name on the screen behind him and the room seated in front
Selected talks 5 engagements, 3 keynotes

  • Keynote

    National Home Delivery Summit

    Adapting to the GenAI Wave

  • Keynote

    King County Veterans, Seniors & Human Services Levy Annual Conference

    The Opportunity of What’s Possible

  • Keynote

    Covington Storehouse Gala

  • Talk

    Amazon TPMCon

    The Zookeepers: Lessons in Running Cross-Org Programs Learned While Feeding 100,000 Food-Insecure Families

  • Talk

    Amazon Community Impact Food Security Summit

    Delivering Food Access at Amazon Scale

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In Action

Food bank partners and Amazon colleagues at the 2026 National Home Delivery Summit
Josh with an Amazon volunteer team inside a food bank warehouse
Josh with food bank staff and Amazon colleagues at Central Texas Food Bank
Amazon volunteers at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Amazon volunteers at Atlanta Community Food Bank
Josh on the Puget Sound Business Journal food security panel at the Amazon Spheres

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