MacKenzie Scott is an American writer and the ex-wife of American business tycoon and founder of e-commerce website Amazon, Jeff Bezos. In 2019, MacKenzie received Jeff’s 25% stake in Amazon in the divorce settlement, which is worth about $38 billion.
Wiki/Biography
Mackenzie Scott Tuttle was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1970 (52 years old in 2022) in San Francisco, California. She completed her education at the Hotchkiss School in Salisbury, Connecticut, United States. From 1988 to 1992, she studied for a bachelor’s degree in English at Princeton University. At Princeton University, Mackenzie studied under Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 9″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: moss green
MacKenzie Scott attends the red carpet event
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
MacKenzie Scott is the daughter of Jason Baker Tuttle and Holiday Tuttle. Jason is a banker and Holiday is a homemaker.
MacKenzie Scott’s parents
Relationships, husbands and children
MacKenzie met Jeff when he interviewed her for a research assistant position at DE Shaw, a New York hedge fund. Recalling her first meeting with Jeff, MacKenzie said:
My office was right next to his, and I heard that wonderful laugh all day long. How could you not love that laugh? “
MacKenzie Scott and ex-husband Jeff Bezos
MacKenzie and Jeff dated for six months and married on September 4, 1993.
MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos’ marriage certificate
MacKenzie has four children, three sons and one daughter. Her oldest son is named Preston. She adopted her daughter from China.
MacKenzie Scott with her children and ex-husband
The two divorced amicably on July 5, 2019. MacKenzie and Jeff share custody of half of their children.
— MacKenzie Scott (@mackenziescott) April 4, 2019
In 2021, MacKenzie made headlines when news went viral that she was marrying Dan Jewett, a chemistry teacher at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington.
MacKenzie Scott and her husband Dan Jewett
On September 26, 2022, she filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, in Washington state.
Signature/Autograph
MacKenzie Scott’s signature
Profession
Her role at Amazon
In 1994, MacKenzie and Jeff quit their jobs at DE Shaw to focus on their business ventures. According to her, she drove from New York to Seattle while Jeff sat in the passenger seat, typing up the business plan for Amazon. Initially, Amazon started as an online bookstore in their garage. MacKenzie negotiated Amazon’s first freight contract while working at a local Starbucks coffee shop. She also served as the company’s bookkeeper and administrator. As the business grew, MacKenzie stepped away from office work to focus on her family and her writing career.
An old photo of MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos
As an author
MacKenzie has a talent for writing since she was a child. It is said that she wrote a 142-page chapter book “Bookworm” when she was six years old, but the book was later lost in a flood. In 2005, MacKenzie published her first novel, “The Trials of Luther Albright”. The book became a hit, and the Los Angeles Times named it “Best Book of the Year”. She also won the American Book Award in 2006. In an interview with Vogue in 2013, Scott mentioned that it took her 10 years to complete her first novel because she was busy raising four children and helping her husband run his thriving business. In 2013, she published her second novel, “The Trap”.
Mackenzie Scott novel
As a philanthropist
MacKenzie received a 4% stake in Amazon (worth about $38 billion) in her divorce settlement. Shortly after the divorce settlement was reached, she signed the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge initiative was launched in 2010 by business tycoon Bill Gates, his wife Melinda, and billionaire investor Warren Buffett. It is a commitment to donate at least half of your money. In July 2019, Scott donated $1.68 billion to 116 nonprofits, universities, community development groups, and legal organizations. She reportedly donated $5.7 billion in 2020 to help those severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She also donated to a number of racial justice charities. Her generous donations put her second on the list of the 50 Americans who donate the most to charity, according to the annual ranking of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
net worth
As of March 2021, MacKenzie is the 67th richest person and the 3rd richest woman in the world, with a staggering net worth of $53 billion.
Facts/Trivia
- Although MacKenzie was born into a wealthy family, her family’s wealth began to decline after her father filed for bankruptcy in 1987.
- While attending Princeton University, MacKenzie worked a variety of odd jobs, including dishwasher, waitress, clothing salesperson, and deli cashier, to finance her education.
- In an interview, her Princeton advisor, Toni Morrison, described her as
I was one of the best students I ever had in my creative writing class… literally one of the best.”
MacKenzie Scott and her mentor Toni Morrison (sitting next to MacKenzie)
- MacKenzie founded an anti-bullying group called Bystander Revolution in 2014.
- According to some media tabloids, the reason for MacKenzie and Jeff’s divorce was that Jeff had an affair with American news anchor Lauren Sanchez.
Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez.
- She drinks occasionally.
MacKenzie Scott Drinking
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