Profile
Jeff Bezos
Founder & Executive Chairman, Amazon.com, Inc. at Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Miami, Florida, U.S.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and built it from an online bookstore into one of the world's largest companies before stepping down as chief executive in 2021 to become executive chairman. He also founded the aerospace company Blue Origin and owns The Washington Post.
At a Glance
- Based in
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1964
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Princeton University.
Career history
- 2021–presentFounder & Executive ChairmanAmazon.com, Inc.
- 1994–2021Founder, Chairman, President & CEOAmazon.com, Inc.
- 2000–presentFounderBlue Origin
- 1990–1994Senior Vice PresidentD. E. Shaw & Co.
Highlights
- Founded Amazon and led it for more than 25 years as chief executive.
- Founded the aerospace company Blue Origin.
- Established the customer-obsession and long-term operating principles that define Amazon's culture.
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