Who is MacKenzie Scott, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' ex-wife and one of the world's most powerful women
Amazon
founder
Jeff Bezos
is all set to marry his fiancée,
Lauren Sánchez
, in Venice this week, marking a new chapter in his personal life. The wedding, a high-profile event of 2025, has already seen a star-studded guest list arrive in the Italian city. Guests such as Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, and Oprah Winfrey have been spotted in the city amidst the celebrations. The couple's wedding is scheduled to take place at a historic venue in Venice, with reports suggesting multiple events are planned over a three-day celebration.
Jeff Bezos - MacKenzie Scott's marriage
Before his relationship with Sánchez, Jeff Bezos was married to MacKenzie Scott for 25 years. The two met in the early 1990s while working at an investment firm in New York. They married in 1993 and moved to Seattle, where they co-founded Amazon in 1994. MacKenzie played an early role in helping the company grow — from handling contracts to supporting logistics in its initial days, often working behind the scenes as Bezos built the business.
Together the couple has four children – three sons and one daughter.
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Bezos-Scott's divorce after 25 years
In 2019, Bezos and Scott announced their divorce in a joint statement on social media. The separation gained widespread attention not just because of Bezos's status as the world's richest man at the time, but also because of the large financial settlement involved. As part of the divorce, MacKenzie Scott received 4% of Amazon's stock, worth approximately $36 billion at the time.
The divorce settlement made Scott one of the
wealthiest women
in the world then. According to Forbes, she now has a total net worth of $30.7 billion and is among top 10 World's most powerful women.
MacKenzie Scott's new role as a philanthropist
Since the divorce, Scott has become widely known for her philanthropic work. She pledged to give away most of her wealth and has already donated over $19 billion to various causes through her foundation, Yield Giving. Scott is also part of The Giving Pledge – co-founded by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates.
Her donations have gone to causes such as education, healthcare, racial equity, and poverty alleviation — often made without restrictions or publicity. Scott has kept a low public profile but has emerged as one of the most generous private donors in recent history.
Bezos, meanwhile, has focused on his business ventures and personal life, including his relationship with Sánchez, which became public shortly after his divorce from Scott. The Venice wedding now signals a new beginning for the tech entrepreneur.
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