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. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$251 billion as of December 17, 2024, according to ...

He was the biological father of e‑commerce magnate Jeff Bezos. Jorgensen was born in Chicago to a Danish-American family that moved to Albuquerque when he was a teenager.

Oct 5, 2021 · Jeff Bezos, the founder of the e-commerce giant Amazon, again topped The Forbes 400 list. His net worth was $189.8 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time wealth tracker. Bezos has topped the...

Oct 10, 2013 · SAN FRANCISCO — Ted Jorgensen, a 69-year-old bike shop owner in Arizona, is the biological father of Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, but Jorgensen never knew until he was told late...

Dec 18, 2024 · Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the richest men in the world, didn't start with privilege or advantage. The man who built "The Everything Store" from his garage in 1994 was born in...

Nov 7, 2024 · The name Jeff Bezos has become synonymous with the online empire Amazon, which he created back in 1994. But if circumstances were different, the world might have known Jeff by a completely different name. Originally, he was born as Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen on January 12, 1964.

Sep 21, 2023 · Founded in 2020, Bezos Academy offers a Montessori-inspired curriculum for students ages 3 to 5 at no cost to parents or the host school provider. It leverages available spaces to provide...

Sep 19, 2023 · Mesa Public Schools is negotiating to host one of the first Bezos Academy preschools in Arizona following the Governing Board’s unanimous vote Sept. 12 to approve a “preschool leasing program” with the philanthropic school …

Oct 3, 2018 · Six Arizona residents have a share of the staggering $2.9 trillion in wealth owned by 400 Americans. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is at the top of yet another list of billionaires, this...

Sep 18, 2023 · MESA, Ariz. — Mesa Public Schools is considering hosting a full-day preschool program offered by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The Bezos Academy began offering full-day, tuition-free preschool...