MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist who was previously married to Jeff Bezos, has remarried after her 2019 divorce from Amazon.com Inc.
founder, according to a person familiar with the matter.
According to the person, Mrs. Scott, one of the richest women in the world, married Dan Jewett, a science teacher at a private school in Seattle.
Me. Scott recently devoted much of her time to philanthropic efforts led by, among others, women, charities, food banks, and black colleges. Since her divorce, Ms. Scott gave away more than $ 4 billion of her fortune, according to a report she wrote on Medium in December.
In a report from Saturday on me. Scott’s page on the Giving Pledge website, for billionaires who have pledged to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic endeavors, signs Mr. Jewett her commitment to.
“It’s strange to write a letter indicating that I intend to give away most of my wealth during my lifetime, because I have never tried to gather the kind of wealth that is necessary to say that such a thing will have no special significance, “said Mr. According to Jewett’s report.
“Dan is such a wonderful guy, and I’m happy and excited for both of them,” said Mr. Bezos said in a statement by an Amazon spokesman.
Scott and Mr. Jewett could not be immediately reached for comment.
Scott and Mr. Bezos, both Princeton University graduates, met while working at a hedge fund in New York. She helped him start Amazon in 1994, and is the author of two novels. Her Amazon author page now says she “lives in Seattle with her four children and her husband, Dan.”
At the time of their divorce in 2019, after 25 years of marriage, Mr. Bezos the richest person in the world, with its stake of more than 16% of Amazon. Scott received 4% of Amazon’s shares as part of their divorce agreement, but Mr. Bezos retained the voting rights for the shares.
Me. Scott joined the Giving Pledge in May 2019, shortly after her divorce from Mr. Bezos has been completed. The Promise was started in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. Mr. Bezos did not live up to the promise.
Amazon’s company benefited greatly from the pandemic, which increased the share price. Mr. Bezos, after arguing with Elon Musk for some time for the title, is once again the world’s richest person, with a net worth of about $ 177 billion, according to the wealth rankings of Forbes and Bloomberg. Scott ranks the 22nd richest person at about $ 53 billion.
Mr. Jewett is a teacher at Lakeside School, according to the school’s website.
“In a happy coincidence, I was married to one of the most generous and kind people I know – and committed myself to a commitment to transfer an enormous financial wealth to serve others,” he said. Jewett said in his Giving Pledge letter. .
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