MacKenzie Bezos Age, Net Worth, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	MacKenzie Scott Tuttle
Profession	Novelist
Famous For	Being the Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Color	Moss Green
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	April 7, 1970
Age (as in 2019)	49 Years
Birthplace	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	American
Hometown	San Francisco, California, U.S.
School	Hotchkiss School, Connecticut, U.S.
College/University	Princeton University
Educational Qualification	A Bachelor's Degree in English from Princeton University
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity/Race	White American
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Writing, Listening to Music
Relationships & More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Divorced (on January 9, 2019)
Affair/Boyfriend	Jeff Bezos (an American technology entrepreneur)
Marriage Date	Year 1993
Family
Husband/Spouse	Jeff Bezos (an American technology entrepreneur)
Children	Son(s)- 3 Daughter- 1 (adopted from China)
Parents	Father- Jason Tuttle (a Financial Planner) Mother- Holiday Tuttle (Homemaker)
Siblings	Not Known
Favorite Things
Favorite Novelist	Toni Morrison (American Novelist)
Favorite Accessory Brand	Diane von Furstenberg (DVF)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$67 Billion (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About MacKenzie Bezos

She grew up in San Francisco as a bookish and shy girl; as she would spend hours alone in her bedroom reading/writing some stories.

She wrote her first book when she was six years old, a 142-page chapter book entitled The Book Worm. However, later it was lost during a flood.

After her schooling at Hotchkiss, MacKenzie went to Princeton University; mainly because she would get the chance to study fiction under the novelist Toni Morrison, a mentor who calls Bezos-

one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes . . . really one of the best.”

MacKenzie Bezos With Her Mentor Toni Morrison

While studying creative writing at Princeton, MacKenzie did a wide variety of jobs including dishwasher, waitress, clothing salesperson, deli cashier, restaurant hostess, library monitor, data entry clerk, tutor, nanny, and research assistant to Toni Morrison (her mentor to whom she is forever grateful).

She considers her marriage with Jeff Bezos as a stroke of luck; as she says-

I am definitely a lottery winner of a certain kind.”

Back in the nineties, Jeff Bezos was the first person MacKenzie interviewed with at a New York hedge fund.

Recalling her first encounter with Jeff, MacKenzie says-

My office was next door to his, and all day long I listened to that fabulous laugh. How could you not fall in love with that laugh?”

And Old Picture Of MacKenzie And Jeff Bezos

After dating for three months, MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos got engaged, and three months later, they were married. At the time of her marriage, MacKenzie was 23 years old.
MacKenzie And Jeff Bezos

MacKenzie And Jeff Bezos Marriage Certificate

To start a new business, MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos moved to Seattle from New York.

Describing the business conversations that Jeff used to have with MacKenzie; before starting their new business that sold books over the Internet, she says-

I have no business sense whatsoever, but I saw how excited he was.”

It took MacKenzie ten years to write her first novel entitled ‘The Testing of Luther Albright;’ as she had put her writing work on hold to raise her kids. The book became an instant hit.
The Testing of Luther Albright A Novel By MacKenzie Bezos

Her second book entitled “Traps” also received critical acclaims.
Traps- A Novel By MacKenzie Bezos

MacKenzie doesn’t consider herself an active social guy as Jeff is; as she says-

Jeff is the opposite of me, he likes to meet people. He’s a very social guy. Cocktail parties for me can be nerve-racking. The brevity of conversations, the number of them—it’s not my sweet spot.”

She is also an active anti-bullying campaigner, and in 2014, she founded an anti-bullying organization called- Bystander Revolution.
Bystander Revolution- An Anti-Bullying Organization Founded By MacKenzie Bezos

Apart from being a businesswoman and a novelist, MacKenzie Bezos is also a dog lover and is a proud owner of a few of them.
MacKenzie Bezos Spending Time With Her Pets

On January 9, 2019, MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos announced their plans to divorce. In a joint statement published to Twitter, they wrote,

We want to make people aware of a development in our lives. As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends.”

Twitter Post Of Jeff And MacKenzie Bezos Announcing Their Separation

After MacKenzie got separated from Jeff Bezos, in the popular media, she became the world’s richest woman; getting almost half the net worth of Jeff Bezos which was estimated at $137 billion in 2018.