MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist ex-married to Jeff Bezos, remarried after his 2019 divorce with Amazon.com Inc.
founder, second person familiar with the matter.
Scott, one of the richest women in the world, married Dan Jewett, a science teacher at a private school in Seattle, he said.
Ms. Scott recently devoted much of her time to philanthropic efforts that benefit women’s-led charities, food banks and black colleges, among other institutions. Since her divorce, Ms. Scott has given over $ 4 billion of her fortune, according to a post she wrote on Medium in December.
In a post dated Saturday on Scott’s page on the Giving Pledge website, for billionaires who promised to donate most of their fortune to philanthropic efforts, Jewett signed his pledge.
“It is strange to be writing a letter indicating that I intend to donate most of my wealth during my life, as I have never sought to gather the kind of wealth necessary to feel that saying such a thing would have a particular meaning,” said Mr. Jewett’s post says.
“Dan is such a nice guy and I am happy and excited for both,” said Bezos in a statement provided by an Amazon spokesman.
Scott and Jewett could not be reached immediately for comment on Sunday.
Ms. Scott and Mr. Bezos, both graduating from Princeton University, met while working at a hedge fund in New York. She helped him found Amazon in 1994 and is the author of two novels. Her authoring page on Amazon now says that she “lives in Seattle with her four children and her husband, Dan”.
At the time of the 2019 divorce, after 25 years of marriage, Mr. Bezos was the richest person in the world, with his share of more than 16% of Amazon. Ms. Scott received 4% of Amazon’s shares as part of the divorce settlement, although Mr. Bezos retained the voting rights for those shares.
Ms. Scott joined Giving Pledge in May 2019, shortly after the completion of the terms of her divorce with Mr. Bezos. The pledge was initiated by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010. Mr. Bezos did not adhere to the pledge.
Amazon’s businesses have been the main beneficiaries of the pandemic, raising its share price. Bezos, after fighting for a while with Elon Musk for the title, is again classified as the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $ 177 billion, according to the wealth ratings of Forbes and Bloomberg. Ms. Scott is the 22nd richest person, with about $ 53 billion.
Mr. Jewett is a teacher at Lakeside School, according to the school’s website.
“In a stroke of happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know – and I join her in her commitment to pass on enormous financial wealth to serve others,” said Jewett in his letter Giving Pledge .
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