Billionaires wife MacKenzie Scott

 

MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist. As of January 31, 2021, she has a net worth of US$57.5 billion, making her the third-wealthiest woman in the world, and the 20th-wealthiest individual overall

Less than two months after finalizing her divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott (formerly Bezos) signed The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away the majority of her approximately $35 billion net worth. "I have a disproportionate amount of money to share," Bezos said in a letter made public in May 2019.

In 1993, Scott and Bezos were married, and in 1994, they both left D. E. Shaw, moved to Seattle, and started Amazon. Scott was one of Amazon's first employees, and was heavily involved in Amazon's early days, working on the company's name, business plan, accounts and shipping early orders. She also negotiated the company's first freight contract. When Amazon began to succeed,[when?] Scott took a less involved role in the business, preferring to focus on her family and literary career

Scott was married to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, from 1993 to 2019.She met him while working as his assistant at D. E. Shaw in 1992; after three months of dating in New York they married and moved to Seattle, Washington, in 1994. They have four children: three sons and one daughter adopted from China.