Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos, born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a prominent American businessman renowned for founding Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. Raised in Houston and Miami, he graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a degree in engineering. Bezos began his career on Wall Street, where he worked in various related fields until 1994, when he embarked on a transformative journey that would change the retail landscape forever.

In mid-1994, during a road trip from New York City to Seattle, Bezos established Amazon as an online bookstore. Under his leadership, the company rapidly evolved, expanding its offerings to include a wide array of products and services such as video and audio streaming, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Today, Amazon stands as the largest online sales company and the leading provider of cloud infrastructure services through its Amazon Web Services branch.

In addition to his work with Amazon, Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company. Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle successfully reached space in 2015, and Bezos himself flew into space on the Blue Origin NS-16 mission in 2021. His acquisition of The Washington Post in 2013 for two hundred fifty million dollars further exemplifies his diverse interests and investments, which he manages through his venture capital firm, Bezos Expeditions.

Bezos's financial achievements are remarkable; as of December 2025, his estimated net worth is two hundred thirty-nine billion four hundred million dollars, making him the fourth richest person in the world. He was the wealthiest individual from 2017 to 2021, according to Forbes and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. After stepping down as CEO of Amazon on July 5, 2021, he transitioned to the role of executive chairman, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of technology and business.