FACTS ABOUT EX-WIFE OF JEFF BEZOS, MACKENZIE SCOTT
Mackenzie Scott is the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, the founder of “Amazon” and “Blue Origin”, is the richest man in the world. However, MacKenzie Bezos, the other half of the world’s wealthiest couple has largely stayed out of the spotlight until 2019. This fact changed in 2019 when the couple announced their plans to get a divorce. It was followed by detailed Jeff’s ongoing affair with Lauren Sanchez, published by the National Enquirer.
Here’s everything you need to know about Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott
1. Mackenzie Is A Novelist
MacKenzie started writing at a young age. When she was just six years old, she wrote a 142-page chapter book. She studied creative writing at Princeton and wrote two novels, “Traps” and “The Testing Of Luther Albright”, the American Book Award winner.
2. Mackenzie Adopted Three Sons And One Daughter From China With Jeff
The Bezos parents are famously private about their kid’s lives. However, while talking with Vogue, she revealed that Jeff and herself are hands-on in raising their children. They have experimented with a variety of education and parenting techniques. She said, “We tried all sorts of things including off-season travel, kitchen-science experiments, chicken incubation, Mandarin lessons, the Singapore math program, and lots of clubs and sports with other neighborhood kids.”
3. Mackenzie Met Jeff While Working At A Hedge Fund
Reportedly, MacKenzie was the first person Jeff interviewed at the hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co. for an administrative assistant position in New York. She was instantly infatuated with Jeff. In 2013, while talking to Vogue, she said, “My office was next to his, and all day long I listened to that fabulous laugh. How could you not fall in love with that laugh?” They got engaged within three months and got married in 1993.
4. Mackenzie Is The Third Wealthiest Woman In The World
Scott was left with $35.6 billion worth of Amazon shares after her communal property divorce with Jeff in 2019. That’s because Jeff retained 75% of the couple’s Amazon stock. That is how in April 2019, she became the third-wealthiest woman in the world. Scott was ranked the 22nd-richest person in the world in July 2020 by Forbes with a net worth estimated at $36 billion. Soon enough her net worth was estimated to be at around $62 billion by December 2020.
5. Mackenzie Is A Philanthropist
Scott signed the Giving Pledge in May 2019, which is a charitable-giving campaign. She undertook it upon herself to give away most of her wealth to charity. With a focus on racial equality, democracy, LGBTQ equality, and climate change, she had donated $1.7 billion to 116 non-profit organizations in July 2020. In December 2020, she had donated a further $4.15 billion to 384 organizations for providing support to the people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. She announced another $2.7 billion in donations to 286 organizations in June 2021.
