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MacKenzie Bezos
MacKenzie Bezos, in 2016
Born
MacKenzie S. Tuttle

(1970-04-07) April 7, 1970 (age 54)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
Children4

MacKenzie S. Bezos (née Tuttle; born April 7, 1970)[1] is an American novelist. In 2014, Bezos founded the anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution, where she serves as executive director.

MacKenzie Bezos married Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1993. They announced their intent to divorce in January 2019.[2]

Early life

MacKenzie S. Tuttle was born on April 7, 1970, in San Francisco, California to a financial planner father and a homemaker mother.[3] In 1988, she graduated from Hotchkiss School in Connecticut.[4]

Bezos earned her bachelor's degree in English at Princeton University with highest honors in 1992.[5] She studied under writer Toni Morrison, who said Bezos was "one of the best students I've ever had in my creative writing classes."[3] While she and her husband both attended the same university, they did not meet until after they both moved to New York.

Personal life

In 1992, MacKenzie worked for Jeff Bezos at D. E. Shaw, a New York City hedge fund.[6] They married in 1993,[7] and moved to Seattle, Washington in 1994. They have four children: three sons, and one daughter adopted from China.[8]

In 2014, Bezos founded Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization, where she serves as executive director.[9]

On January 9, 2019 in a jointly signed statement, MacKenzie Bezos and Jeff Bezos announced via Twitter that the couple would divorce.[2] According to Forbes, if the Washington state common law applies for their divorce without prenuptial agreement, Mackenzie Bezos would become the 5th richest person in the world with a net worth of $67 billion. [10]

Awards

Works

  • The Testing of Luther Albright. Fourth Estate. 2005. ISBN 978-0-00-719287-8.[12]
  • Traps. Knopf. 2013. ISBN 978-0-307-95973-7.[13]

References

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA.
  2. ^ a b Snider, Mike (January 9, 2019), "Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage", USA Today
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Rebecca (February 20, 2013). "MacKenzie Bezos: Writer, Mother of Four, and High-profile Wife". Vogue. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Alumni Award: PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS". The Hotchkiss School. 2004. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos donate $15 million to create center in Princeton Neuroscience Institute. December 13, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Sumagaysay, Levi (November 5, 2013). "Quoted: She Said, He Said – MacKenzie Bezos Vs. Author Of Book On Amazon". SiliconBeat. The Mercury News. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Bayers, Chip. "The Inner Bezos". Wired. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Jeff Bezos Fast Facts". CNN. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  9. ^ "Bystander Revolution". Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  10. ^ Kirsch, Noah. "Jeff Bezos, World's Richest Person, Announces Divorce After 25 Years Of Marriage". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  11. ^ "American Book Award Winners 2006" (PDF).
  12. ^ Bezos, MacKenzie; Sutherland, Brian (2013-12-10). The Testing of Luther Albright (Unabridged ed.). Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781480569157.
  13. ^ Bezos, MacKenzie (2013-11-05). Traps. New York: Vintage. ISBN 9780307950291.
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