MacKenzie Scott is an American author and the ex-wife of American business tycoon and founder of e-commerce website Amazon, Jeff Bezos. In 2019, McKenzie received Jeff’s 25% stake in Amazon in their divorce settlement, valued at approximately $38 billion.
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Mackenzie Scott Tuttle was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1970 (age 52 years; as in 2022) in San Francisco, California. He completed his schooling from The Hotchkiss School in Salisbury, Connecticut, United States. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Princeton University from 1988 to 1992. At Princeton University, McKenzie was under the tutelage of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye color: Moss green
Mackenzie Scott at a red carpet event
family and caste
parents and siblings
Mackenzie Scott was born to Jason Baker Tuttle and Holliday Tuttle. Jason is a banker and Holliday is a housewife.
Mackenzie Scott’s parents
Relationships, Husband and Children
McKenzie met Jeff when she interviewed him for the position of Research Associate at DE Shaw, a hedge fund firm in New York. Recalling his first meeting with Jeff, McKenzie said,
My office was next to his office, and all day long I would hear that wonderful laugh. How can you not fall in love with that laugh?”
MacKenzie Scott with her ex-husband Jeff Bezos
Mackenzie and Jeff dated for six months and were married on September 4, 1993.
Marriage certificate of MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos
McKenzie has four children; Three boys and one girl. His eldest son’s name is Preston. He adopted his daughter from China.
Mackenzie Scott with her children and ex-husband
The couple got an amicable divorce on 5 July 2019. Mackenzie shares half custody of her children with Jeff.
– Mackenzie Scott (@mackenziescott) 4 April 2019
In 2021, McKenzie came into limelight when the news of her marriage to a chemistry teacher named Dan Jewett went viral. Dan works at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington.
Mackenzie Scott with her husband Dan Jewett
On September 26, 2022, she filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, in Washington state.
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Mackenzie Scott’s signature
livelihood
His role in Amazon
In 1994, McKenzie and Jeff left their jobs at DE Shaw to focus on their business ventures. According to her, she was driving from New York to Seattle, while Jeff was sitting in the passenger seat typing out Amazon’s business plans. Amazon initially started as an online bookstore out of his garage. McKenzie negotiated Amazon’s first freight contract while she was working at a local Starbucks café. He also served as the company’s bookkeeper and administrator. As the business grew, McKenzie took a step back from office work to focus on her family and her writing career.
An old photo of MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos
as a writer
Mackenzie was fond of writing since childhood. Reportedly, when she was six years old, she wrote a 142-page chapter book titled ‘The Book Worm’; However, later, the book was lost in a flood. McKenzie published his first novel titled ‘The Testing of Luther Albright’ in 2005. The book was an instant hit and the Los Angeles Times named it “Book of the Year”. He also won the American Book Award in 2006. In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Scott mentioned that it took her 10 years to complete her first novel because she was busy raising her four children and helping her husband with his booming business. He published his second novel ‘Traps’ in 2013.
Mackenzie Scott’s novels
as a philanthropist
McKenzie received 4% of Amazon shares (worth approximately $38 billion) in her divorce settlement. Shortly after their divorce settlement, they signed the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge initiative was launched in 2010 by business mogul Bill Gates, his wife Melinda, and billionaire investor Warren Buffett. This is a commitment to donate at least half of your money. In July 2019, Scott donated $1.68 billion to 116 nonprofit organizations, universities, community development groups, and legal organizations. Reportedly, he donated $5.7 billion to help those severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He also donated to some racial-justice charities. His generous donations earned him the No. 2 spot on the list of the 50 Americans who donated the most to charity, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings.
net worth
As of March 2021, with an astonishing net worth of $53 billion, McKenzie is the 67th richest man and 3rd richest woman in the world.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Although McKenzie was born into an affluent family, his family’s wealth impoverished after his father filed for bankruptcy in 1987.
- While studying at Princeton, McKenzie worked a variety of odd jobs, including dishwasher, waitress, clothes salesman, and deli cashier, to fund her education.
- In an interview, his mentor at Princeton, Toni Morrison, described him as
One of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes. , , Truly one of the best.”
Mackenzie Scott with her mentor Toni Morrison (seated next to Mackenzie)
- McKenzie founded an anti-bullying organization called Bystander Revolution in 2014.
- According to some media tabloids, the reason behind Mackenzie and Jeff’s divorce was Jeff’s alleged affair with American news anchor Lauren Sanchez.
Jeff Bezos with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez.
- She occasionally consumes alcohol.
mackenzie scott drinking
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