Jeffrey Preston Bezos (/ ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY-zohss; [2] né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.

Jan 24, 2025 · Jeff Bezos (born January 12, 1964, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Inc., an online merchant of books and later of a wide variety of products.

Jan 12, 2025 · Jeff Bezos, the second-richest man alive, turned 61 years old on Sunday. Since his youth in New Mexico, Bezos has gone through college, founded several companies — you may have heard of a few of...

2 days ago · Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his Seattle garage. Bezos stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman in 2021. He owns a bit less than 10% of the company.

May 23, 2023 · Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is the founder and executive chair of Amazon. One of the richest people in the world, he owns Blue Origin and “The Washington Post.”

4 days ago · Jeff Bezos is a former Wall Street computer engineer who created Amazon in 1994 to sell books online. After an initial public offering in 1997, Amazon stock shot up almost 40-fold, sending...

Aug 3, 2024 · The life and career of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos began with a role as a New York hedge-funder before building the global tech company.

Aug 25, 2023 · Jeff Bezos began his career as a hedge funder in New York before leaving to start Amazon—and became one of the world's richest people. Read more about Bezos, here.

Nov 14, 2022 · Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime, telling CNN in an exclusive interview he will devote the bulk of his wealth to...

Aug 9, 2023 · Jeff Bezos is best known as the founder of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace. However, his acquisitions and investments run a global gamut and expand from grocery stores to aerospace manufacturing companies.