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Career
- The Washington Post
- 2013–present
- Owner Washington, District of Columbia USA
- Bezos Expeditions LLC
- 2005–present
- Founder Seattle, Washington USA
- Blue Origin, LLC
- 2000–present
- Founder Kent, Washington USA
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- 1994–present
- Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Seattle, Washington USA
- D. E. Shaw & Company
- 1992–1994
- Senior Vice President New York, New York USA
- 1990–1992
- Computer Specialist New York, New York USA
- Bankers Trust Company
- 1990
- Vice President New York, New York USA
- 1988
- Created computer systems to manage investment funds New York, New York USA
- FITEL
- 1986–1988
- Administration Manager and Associate Director of Technology and Development New York, New York USA
Directorships
- 1998–2004
- Drugstore.com, Inc. Member of the Board
Professional affiliations
- 2015–present
- The Business Council Washington, District of Columbia USA Chairman, Executive Committee
- Bilderberg Group Chandler's Cross, Hertfordshire UK / St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND Conference participant / Years: 2013 and 2011
- 2011–2012
- The Business Council Washington, District of Columbia USA Member of Executive Committee
Accomplishments of note
- 2014
- Ranked: #12, Bloomberg Billionaires Index New York, New York USA
- 2012
- Winner: Businessperson of the Year Fortune Magazine / New York, New York USA Described as “the ultimate disrupter” for various business activities and the Amazon business model.
- 2011
- Winner: Innovation Award The Economist / London, England UK with Gregg Zeher Recognized for the development of the Amazon Kindle
- 1999
- Winner: Person of the Year Time (magazine) / New York, New York USA For not only changing the way we do things but helped pave the way for the future
Professional honors and awards
- 2012
- Gold Medal Award National Retail Federation For serving the industry with distinction and achieving a national reputation for excellence
- 2001
- Golden Plate Award Academy of Achievement Honors high achieving individuals in the arts, science and exploration, public service, business and sports
- 2000
- Freedom of Speech Award The Media Institute For bringing authors and their ideas to a global audience, at times over the objections of local governments
Community
Community service
- 2003–present
- Bezos Family Foundation Seattle, Washington USA Director
- 2012
- Washington United For Marriage Seattle, Washington USA Donated $2.5 million to help pass a same-sex marriage referendum in Washington State
- 2011
- Museum of History & Industry Seattle, Washington USA Donated $10 million to establish a "Center for Innovation"
- 2011
- Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey USA Donated $15 million to establish the Bezos Center for Neural Circuit Dynamics
Community honors and awards
- 2014
- Citation of Merit The Explorers Club Jeff Bezos with the Apollo F-1 Engine Search and Recovery Team successfully recovered historic NASA moon rocket engines from the ocean floor
- 2010
- Entrepreneurial Company of the Year (ENCORE) Award Peninsula Chapter of the Stanford GSB Alumni Association
- Nationality
- American
- Politics
- Libertarian; has contributed money to both Democrat and Republican parties
- Avocation
- Space enthusiast
- Hobbies
- Reading
Education
- Primary school
- River Oaks Elementary School
- Houston, Texas USA
- University
- Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey USA Bachelor of Science Electrical engineering and computer science Graduated summa cum laude; elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies; served as President of Princeton’s chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
- Secondary school
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Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Pinecrest, Florida USA
Class of 1982
Class President and Valedictorian; attended Student Science Training Program at the University of Florida. Won Silver Knight Award for Science, given by the Miami Herald, in 1982
- Native language
- English
Honorary Degrees
- 2008
- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburg, Pennsylvania USA Doctorate in Science and Technology
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- January 12, 1964
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
- Marital status
- Married
Marriage
- 1993–present
- MacKenzie S. (Tuttle) Bezos 4 children
Parents
- Father
- Ted JORGENSEN (biological) | Miguel BEZOS (adoptive)
- Mother
- Jacklyn (Gise) Jorgensen Bezos
Grandparents
- Mother's father
- Lawrence Preston GISE
- Mother's mother
- Mattie (Strait) Gise (1915 - 1977)