MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott
Scott in 2016
Born
MacKenzie Scott Tuttle

(1970-04-07) April 7, 1970 (age 53)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other namesMacKenzie Bezos
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • philanthropist
Notable workThe Testing of Luther Albright
Spouses
  • (m. 1993; div. 2019)
  • Dan Jewett
    (m. 2021; div. 2023)
Children4
AwardsAmerican Book Award (2006)

MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970)[1][2] is an American novelist and philanthropist. As of January 2024, she has a net worth of US$40.6 billion, owning a 4% stake in Amazon, the company her then-husband, Jeff Bezos, founded.[3][4] As such, Scott is the third-wealthiest woman in the United States and the 47th-wealthiest individual in the world.[5] Scott was named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes in 2021 and one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2020.[6]

In 2006, Scott won an American Book Award for her 2005 debut novel, The Testing of Luther Albright.[7] Her second novel, Traps, was published in 2013. She has been executive director of Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization, since she founded it in 2014.[8] She is committed to giving at least half of her wealth to charity as a signatory to the Giving Pledge.[9] Scott made US$5.8 billion in charitable gifts in 2020, one of the largest annual distributions by a private individual to working charities.[10][11] She donated a further $2.7 billion in 2021.[12] As of mid-December 2022, Scott had given a total of $14 billion to over 1600 charitable organizations.[4][13]

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  2. ^ Statt, Nick (July 28, 2020). "MacKenzie Scott has already donated nearly $1.7 billion of her Amazon wealth since divorcing Jeff Bezos". The Verge. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "MacKenzie Scott". Forbes.
  4. ^ a b "Here's how much money MacKenzie Scott has given away in recent years". www.cbsnews.com. CBS. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: MacKenzie Scott". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "MacKenzie Scott: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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  8. ^ "Bystander Revolution". Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  9. ^ Gren, Christy (May 29, 2019). "MacKenzie Bezos Signs The Giving Pledge and Pledges to give Half Her Fortune". Industry Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $4.2 Billion in Four Months". Bloomberg News. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Vallely, Paul. "Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott: Please stop giving. You're making me look bad". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations". NPR. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Maruf, Ramishah (November 15, 2022). "MacKenzie Scott announces another $2 billion in donations". CNN Business. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.