Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos billionaire will give away most of his $124 billion fortune during his lifetime, billionaire says CNN in an interview on Monday.
If no further details are provided, Bezos said he and his journalist partner turned to charity Lauren Sanchez has “built the capacity to be able to give this money away”.
Billionaire has pledged $10 billion to fight climate change and protect nature through The Bezos Earth Foundationwhere he is the executive chairman.
The foundation did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton received $100 million through the “Bezos Courage & Civility Award,” an honor that recognizes leaders who “pursue solutions with courage and courtesy.” incident,” he said on Twitter on Saturday.
Bezos, who steps down as Amazon’s chief executive in 2021, owns about 10% of the e-commerce giant, along with the news organization Washington Post and space tourism company Blue origin.
If no further details are provided, Bezos said he and his journalist partner turned to charity Lauren Sanchez has “built the capacity to be able to give this money away”.
Billionaire has pledged $10 billion to fight climate change and protect nature through The Bezos Earth Foundationwhere he is the executive chairman.
The foundation did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton received $100 million through the “Bezos Courage & Civility Award,” an honor that recognizes leaders who “pursue solutions with courage and courtesy.” incident,” he said on Twitter on Saturday.
Bezos, who steps down as Amazon’s chief executive in 2021, owns about 10% of the e-commerce giant, along with the news organization Washington Post and space tourism company Blue origin.
