MacKenzie Scott: The Story Behind the Fortune
MacKenzie Scott is a novelist and philanthropist who received a large Amazon stake in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos. She has since given away tens of billions of dollars, largely as unrestricted gifts to nonprofits.
MacKenzie Scott is a novelist and philanthropist who received a large Amazon stake in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos. She has since given away tens of billions of dollars, largely as unrestricted gifts to nonprofits.
She studied at Princeton University and is based in California.
A few of the highlights on the public record: Was one of Amazon's earliest employees; Has given away tens of billions in unrestricted gifts; A published novelist.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #3 on The World's Richest Women (out of 11 tracked).
On net worth alone, the closest companies are Jeff Bezos ($265.71B) and Jack Ma ($28.25B) — a reminder of how tightly bunched the very top of the wealth list really is.
On the giving side: macKenzie Scott is a novelist and philanthropist who received a large Amazon stake in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos. She has since given away tens of billions of dollars, largely as unrestricted gifts to nonprofits.
Today, MacKenzie is worth an estimated $42.08B — #23 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with AMZN's share price.