Jeffrey Preston Bezos, born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Amazon.com. He played a pivotal role in the growth of e-commerce, transforming Amazon from an online bookstore into a global conglomerate encompassing various sectors, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.
🧒 Early Life & Education
Bezos was born to Jacklyn Gise and Ted Jorgensen His parents divorced shortly after his birth, and his mother later married Miguel “Mike” Bezos, a Cuban immigrant who adopted Jeff The family moved to Houston, Texas, where Mike worked as an engineer for Exxon Jeff attended Miami Palmetto High School in Florida, graduating as valedictorian in 1982 He then enrolled at Princeton University, initially intending to study physics but later switching to electrical engineering and computer science He graduated summa cum laude in
đź’Ľ Career & Amazon
After college, Bezos worked on Wall Street, including positions at Fitel, Bankers Trust, and D.E. Shaw & Co., where he became the youngest vice presiden. In 1994, he left his lucrative job to start an online bookstore, founding Amazon.com in his garage in Seattl. Amazon launched in 1995, initially selling books, but quickly diversified into various product categorie. Under Bezos’s leadership, Amazon became the world’s largest online retailer and a dominant force in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS. The company went public in 1997 and has since expanded into numerous sectors, including entertainment, logistics, and artificial intelligenc.
 Blue Origin & Other Venture
In 2000, Bezos founded Blue Origin, a private aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company, with the goal of making space travel more accessibe Blue Origin has developed the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle and is working on the orbital-class New Glenn rockt.
In 2013, Bezos purchased The Washington Post for $250 million, revitalizing the newspaper with a focus on digital meda.
đź’° Net Worh
As of February 2024, Jeff Bezos’s net worth was estimated at $191 billion, making him the third richest person in the wol.His wealth primarily stems from his ownership stake in Amazon, where he holds approximately 12.3% of the company’s shaes.
👨‍👩‍👧 PersonalLife
Bezos married MacKenzie Scott in 1993, and the couple has four chlren.They divorced in 2019, with MacKenzie receiving 25% of their Amazon hres.Bezos is currently in a relationship with Lauren Sánchez, a former news anchor and helicopterpilot.
🏆 Awards & Recogniion
- Time Person of the Year 199)
- Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year 201)
- Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization 2016)
đź“š Recommended Reading
For a more in-depth look at Jeff Bezos’s life and career, consider the following boks:
- The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Bad tone
- Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos by Jeff Bezos and WalterIsacson
- One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard . Brandt
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