Jeff Bezos
Founder of Amazon, Blue Origin; pioneered e-commerce and cloud computing
Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born January 12, 1964) is an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore in his garage in Seattle. Starting with a modest vision to sell books online, Bezos expanded Amazon into a global e-commerce giant and later into cloud computing services (AWS), which became highly profitable. His relentless focus on customer satisfaction and long-term growth over short-term profits transformed retail and became a model for modern business strategy. As CEO until 2021, Bezos built Amazon into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Beyond Amazon, he founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer focused on commercial spaceflight, and purchased The Washington Post newspaper. Despite stepping down as CEO, Bezos remains Executive Chairman and continues to shape technology and business innovation. His legacy includes fundamentally changing how people shop and work, though his labor practices and market dominance have generated significant controversy.
Business & Industry
American
1964
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Jeffie
Germanic origin
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