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Mr. Amit Agarwal obtained his B.Tech. degree in Computer Science in 1995 from IIT Kanpur and further went on to complete his master's in the same discipline from Stanford University in 1997. Following it, he joined Cambridge Technology Partners in Silicon Valley only to leave it in few months for Informatica. However, he was not satisfied working over there and decided to join Amazon when the company approached him a few times.
He began his stint at Amazon in February 1999 in Seattle. It is interesting to know that on being asked what made him join Amazon, he stated that it wasn't something he had in his mind ever and it is destiny that brought him on board. His Stanford's batchmate prodded him to join the e-commerce industry and his love and passion for mountain climbing made his decision easier, said Mr. Agarwal in one of his interviews.
