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Jeff Bezos
Founding Amazon and expanding it from an online bookstore into a technology business.
Amazon bookstore · Blue Origin
- Born
- 12 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Jeff Bezos
An American entrepreneur whose companies and investments span online commerce, cloud infrastructure, spaceflight and publishing.
Early life
Early interests
Grew up in Houston and Miami with an interest in science and technology.
Princeton
Studied electrical engineering and computer science before working in finance.
Career
- 1986–1994
Finance and technology
Worked on Wall Street before starting a business.
- 1994–1995
Amazon launch
Founded the company and opened its online bookstore.
- 2000s
Expansion
Amazon broadened its retail operations and developed cloud services.
- 2021
Leadership transition
Stepped down as Amazon CEO and became executive chairman.
Companies & projects
Amazon bookstore
The first public retail form of the business.
Blue Origin
Founded a spaceflight company.
Amazon Web Services
Amazon expanded commercial cloud-computing services.
The Washington Post
Purchased the newspaper in a personal capacity.
Beyond Amazon
Philanthropy
Established the Bezos Earth Fund and Day One Fund.
Business scrutiny
Amazon’s scale has brought debates about labour conditions, competition and market power.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: SECWAR. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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