Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife donates $1.7 billion for social causes

MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday (local time) that she has donated around USD 1.7 billion to groups involved in philanthropic causes such as healthcare, LGBT rights and racial justice.

Scott, who said she changed her surname after her divorce from Bezos last year, wrote in a post shared on Medium — an online publishing platform — said she pledged to give a majority of her wealth “back to the society that helped generate it”, The Hill reported.

The 50-year-old’s net worth is USD 60.4 billion, making her the 13th wealthiest person on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.