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    Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the son of
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    Jeff Bezos - Wikipedia

    • Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$251 billion as of December 17, 2024, according to Forbes and Bloomberg Bil… See more

    BornJeffrey Preston Jorgensen · January 12, 1964 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
    SpouseMacKenzie Scott · (m. 1993; div. 2019)
    Children4
    Business career

    After Bezos graduated from college in 1986, he was offered jobs at Intel, Bell Labs, and Andersen Consulting, among others. He first worked at Fitel, a fintech telecommunications start-up, where he was tasked wit… See more

    Public image

    Journalist Nellie Bowles of The New York Times has described the public persona and personality of Bezos as that of "a brilliant but mysterious and coldblooded corporate titan". During the 1990s, Bezos earned a reputation f… See more