NEW DELHI: MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is now married to Dan Jewett, a chemistry instructor from Seattle. He teaches on the personal Lakeside School in Washington.
Jewett has been a instructor for many years and most not too long ago taught chemistry on the personal Lakeside School, the place Scott’s youngsters attended. However, it stays unclear when Scott and Jewett tied the knot.Â
Although MacKenzie hasn’t disclosed any particulars on the wedding, her husband Dan Jewett made the announcement on the web site for Giving Pledge, the motion created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to encourage rich individuals to donate to charity and different philanthropic causes.
Since MacKenzie is well-known for freely giving her wealth to noble causes, Jewett feels impressed to do the identical.Â
He wrote within the announcement notice, “And now, in a stroke of happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know — and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others.”
Scott has a internet price of USD 53 billion which makes her the third richest girl and the twenty second richest particular person on the earth, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. According to stories, Scott donated virtually USD 6 billion in 2020. She was listed as No. 2 among the many 50 Americans who gave probably the most to charity final yr, in keeping with the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings. However, not a lot is thought about Dan Jewett’s internet price. Bezos topped the record by donating USD 10 billion to launch the Bezos Earth Fund.
Dan and MacKenzie pledge to provide away majority of wealth to philanthropy
“I have seen many ways that MacKenzie has seen her efforts enhanced when she acts on the belief that those with common values but different perspectives, strengths, and experiences are essential to effecting positive change,” Jewett wrote within the web site submit.
He additional defined how excited he’s to affix Scott in philanthropic endeavours. He wrote, “We are united in that understanding and in our excitement for all we have to learn from so many people working in service of others. With that as a foundation, I join with the kindest and most thoughtful person I know in making this pledge, grateful for the exceptional privilege it will be to partner in giving away assets with the potential to do so much good when shared.”
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos and Scott divorced in 2019 after 25 years of marriage. Bezos was requested to make a USD 38 billion divorce settlement to Scott within the type of Amazon shares.
