Jeff Bezos: podcast appearances and interviews

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman known for founding Amazon, where he served as the company's president and CEO before becoming its executive chairman. Amazon is recognized as the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, and under Bezos's leadership, it expanded from an online bookstore to a comprehensive provider of various digital services including streaming, artificial intelligence, and cloud infrastructure through Amazon Web Services. Bezos was born in Albuquerque and grew up in Houston and Miami. He graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a degree in engineering and worked on Wall Street in related fields from 1986 until early 1994. In mid-1994, he founded Amazon during a road trip from New York City to Seattle. He also founded Blue Origin in 2000, an aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company, which led to him flying into space in 2021. In addition, he acquired The Washington Post in 2013 and manages numerous investments via his venture capital firm, Bezos Expeditions. Known for his wealth, Bezos was identified as the world's wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021 according to Bloomberg and Forbes, with a net worth reaching approximately 284 billion US dollars in 2026. He was also recognized as the 'richest man in modern history' after his net worth increased significantly in 2018. In 2021, Bezos stepped down from his role as CEO of Amazon and transitioned to the position of executive chairman, with Andy Jassy succeeding him.