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MacKenzie Scott | |
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| Born | MacKenzie Scott Tuttle April 7, 1970 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Other names | MacKenzie Bezos |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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| Notable work | The Testing of Luther Albright |
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| Children | 4 |
| Awards | American Book Award (2006) |
MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970)[1][2] is an American novelist, philanthropist and early contributor to Amazon. She was married to Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon, from 1993 to 2019. As of July 2025, she has a net worth of US$41.9 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, owning a 1.3 per cent stake in Amazon.[3][4][5] As such, Scott is the third-wealthiest woman in the United States and the 40th-wealthiest person in the world.[5] Scott was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2020 and one of the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes in 2021 and 2023.[6][7]
In 2006, Scott won an American Book Award for her 2005 debut novel, The Testing of Luther Albright.[8] Her second novel, Traps, was published in 2013. She has been executive director of Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization, since she founded it in 2014.[9] She is committed to giving at least half of her wealth to charity as a signatory to the Giving Pledge.[10] Scott made $5.8 billion in charitable gifts in 2020, one of the largest annual distributions by a private individual to working charities.[11][12] She donated a further $2.7 billion in 2021.[13] As of mid-December 2024, Scott had given a total of $19.3 billion to over 1,600 charitable organizations.[4][14][15]
- ^ Trotter, J.K. (January 22, 2019). "What we know, and don't know, about Jeff Bezos' religious beliefs". Insider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
...marriage of Jeffrey Preston Bezos and MacKenzie Scott Tuttle.
- ^ Statt, Nick (July 28, 2020). "MacKenzie Scott has already donated nearly $1.7 billion of her Amazon wealth since divorcing Jeff Bezos". The Verge. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "MacKenzie Scott". Forbes.
- ^ a b "Here's how much money MacKenzie Scott has given away in recent years". www.cbsnews.com. CBS. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: MacKenzie Scott". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "World's Most Powerful Women 2023". Forbes. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "MacKenzie Scott: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bystander Revolution". Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ Gren, Christy (May 29, 2019). "MacKenzie Bezos Signs The Giving Pledge and Pledges to give Half Her Fortune". Industry Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $4.2 Billion in Four Months". Bloomberg News. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Vallely, Paul. "Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott: Please stop giving. You're making me look bad". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations". NPR. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Maruf, Ramishah (November 15, 2022). "MacKenzie Scott announces another $2 billion in donations". CNN Business. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fields like affordable housing'". Fortune. Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2025.