FORBES VALUATION
Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has an estimated net worth of $33.8 billion as of Saturday. Scott was married to Bezos for 25 years and received a 4% stake in the online retailer as part of her 2019 divorce. Since then, she has given away upwards of $26 billion to more than 2,500 groups, including historically Black colleges and universities, environmental groups and economic equity nonprofits.
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Key background
Scott studied creative writing under Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison at Princeton University. Morrison served as supervisor for Scott’s 168-page thesis project, “The Fathering Water,” and the pair reportedly kept in touch after Scott graduated in 1992.
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further reading
ForbesAmerica’s Top 25 Philanthropists — And Why Musk, Page And Ellison Aren’t On The ListBy Forbes Wealth Team