Entrepreneur

Jeff Bezos

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Updated on September 3, 2024

Name: Jeffrey Preston Bezos

Nationality:American

Born City: Albuquerque New Mexico

Birth Date: 12 January, 1964

Profession : Entrepreneur , Computer scientist ,Philantropist, Businessman

Height : 5 feet 7 inchs

Religion: Christianity

University/College: Princeton University (University in Princeton, New Jersey)

Degree: Computer science and electrical engineering

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Father Name : Ted Jorgensen (Biological Father) , Miguel Bezos (Second Husband of Jeff Bezos mother)

Mother Name: Jacklyn Bezos

Siblings: Mark Bezos (Brother ), Christina Bezos (Sister)

Spouse: MacKenzie Bezos

Facts:

Jeff Bezos was one of the first shareholders in Google. He invested $250,000 in 1998.
Jeff has also invested in Unity Biotechnology.
Jeff Bezos and his wife personally donated $2.5 million to support a same-sex marriage referendum in 2012.
Jeff was named Person of the Year in 1999 ( Time magazine’s )
Bezos was named Businessperson of The Year in 2012 ( Fortune )
Jeff was ranked the best-performing CEO in the world in 2014 ( Harvard Business Review )
Bezos has been the wealthiest person in the world in Oct 2017 ( Forbes )
Gwyneth Paltrow says Jeff Bezos ignored her email.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth a record 137.8 billion USD ( 2018 )

Jeff Bezos Business career:

Life before Amazon :

First of all after graduating from university, Bezos worked on Wall Street in the computer science.
After this he worked for a company Fitel where he works on project building a network for international trade.
He also worked in Bankers Trust.

Amazon.com Journey :

Jeff Bezos set up the office for his company in (1994 named Cadabra, Inc ) his garage where, along with a few employees, he began developing website application. Later on Jeff expanded operations into a two-bedroom house, equipped with three Sun Micro stations, and Completed a test site. After Testing of Site he named his site amazon.com (South American River) in 1995. With Initial release Amazon.com sold books across the United States and in other 45 foreign countries within 30 days. In next two months, sales reached $20,000 a week. Two years later, the start-up outpaced competitors, becoming an e-commerce leader in USA. He also started selling CD’S and later on in 1998 Jeff started selling clothes, electronics, toys and more through major retail partnerships. I 2006, Amazon.com launched its video on demand service. In 2007, Amazon released the Kindle, a handheld digital book reader that allowed users to buy, download, read and store their book selections. In 2011 ,Jeff entered Amazon into the tablet marketplace with the unveiling of the Kindle Fire .

Blue Origin:

Blue Origin is an American funded ( 2001 ) aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.

The Washington Post:

The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper , Published in Washington, D.C USA. This was founded in December 6, 1877. On August 5, 2013, Jeff Bezos announced purchasing of The Washington Post for $250 million in cash. The newspaper is currently owned by Nash Holdings LLC, a holding company created for the acquisition and controlled by Jeff Bezos.