Who is MacKenzie Scott?
MACKENZIE Scott has been in the public eye since she tied the knot with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
While she has kept a relatively low profile, her high-profile divorce threw her back into the spotlight, causing many to wonder more about her personal life.
Who is MacKenzie Scott?
MacKenzie Scott is a novelist and philanthropist who was born on April 7, 1970, in San Francisco, California.
Over the years, she has published several books, including The Testing of Luther Albright (2005) and Traps (2013).
In 2020, Scott was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year.
Outside of her career, little information is available on her personal life as she tends to stay out of the spotlight.
What is MacKenzie Scott’s net worth?
Following Scott’s high-profile divorce, she pledged to give her money back to society.
She has since followed through on the pledge by donating over $16.5 billion to date, according to .
In October 2022, she gave the Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches $84.5 million.
reports that Scott donated $2 billion in 2023.
While Scott has given away billions, that does not mean she hasn’t kept any money for herself.
Scott is still among the world’s wealthiest women with an estimated net worth of $36.2 billion as of 2024, according to .
Along with her successful career, Scott also owns a 4 percent stake in Amazon.
In March 2024, Scott announced that she was donating $640 million to 361 small nonprofits through her Mackenzie Scott Yield Giving.
NBC affiliate reports that 361 nonprofits were chosen out of the over 6000 that applied for the grant.
Is MacKenzie Scott married?
Scott and Bezos tied the knot in 1993 after three months of dating.
Shortly after, Scott and Bezos welcomed three boys and later adopted one daughter from China.
While their relationship seemed perfect, it came crashing down in 2019 after his affair with Lauren Sanchez was exposed.
After the pair split, Scott then tied the knot in 2021 with Seattle school teacher Dan Jewett.
However, their marriage did not last long, and Scott petitioned a Washington court for divorce in September 2022.
Their divorce was finalized in 2023 and the former couple signed a separation agreement, according to .
This means that the exes sorted out the details of their divorce among themselves without involving the court.
It is unclear why Scott sought a divorce or if a prenuptial agreement exists.
Due to Washington State law, we also may never know about the former couple’s separation agreement because divorcing couples are allowed to keep their agreements “completely private,” according to People.