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==Early Life==
==Early Life==
Mark is 6 years younger than his half-brother Jeff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayers |first=Chip |date=March 1, 1999 |title=The Inner Jeff Bezos |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/03/bezos-3/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Mark grew up in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], [[Houston, Texas]] and [[Pensacola, Florida]]. He finished high school in Norway.<ref name="BI">{{cite news |last=Hartmans |first=Avery |date=20 July 2021 |title=Meet Mark Bezos, the younger brother of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos who just joined him aboard Blue Origin's first human space flight |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-mark-bezos-jeff-bezos-brother-space-flight-2021-6 |accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref>
Mark is 6 years younger than his half-brother Jeff.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayers |first=Chip |date=March 1, 1999 |title=The Inner Jeff Bezos |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/03/bezos-3/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Mark grew up in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], [[Houston, Texas]] and [[Pensacola, Florida]]. He finished high school in Norway.<ref name="BI">{{cite news |last=Hartmans |first=Avery |date=20 July 2021 |title=Meet Mark Bezos, the younger brother of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos who just joined him aboard Blue Origin's first human space flight |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-mark-bezos-jeff-bezos-brother-space-flight-2021-6 |accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> He graduated from [[Texas Christian University]] in 1992.<ref name="BI" />


==Career==
==Career==
After graduating from [[Texas Christian University]] in 1992,<ref name="BI" /> he worked in the [[advertising industry]], including positions at [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] and [[DDB Worldwide|DDB]].<ref name="AdWeek2021">{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Lisa |title=Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space |url=https://www.adweek.com/commerce/former-ad-exec-to-join-billionaire-brother-in-space/ |work=AdWeek |date=June 7, 2021}}</ref> His own agency Bezos–Nathonson, founded in 1999,<ref name="AdWeek2021" /> was bought by EastWest Creative in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Stuart |title=EastWest Creative Acquires an Agency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-eastwest-creative-acquires.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 2005}}</ref> From 2006 to 2016 he was head of communications at the [[Robin Hood Foundation]],<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/mark-bezos-jeff-blue-origin-space-b1887068.html|title=Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space|first=Louise|last=Hall|work=Independent|date=20 July 2021|accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> drawing an estimated US$1 million in salary from the charity, which is supported by his brother and other members of his family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Roger |title=Robin Hood Foundation: Paid Six Figure Salary to Jeff Bezos's Brother for Years, Gave Ex CEO $1.7 Million Exit Package |url=https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/05/13/robin-hood-foundation-paid-six-figure-salary-to-jeff-bezoss-brother-for-years-gave-ex-ceo-1-7-million-exit-package |work=Showbiz411 |date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> He is also a director of the Bezos Family Foundation<ref name="Independent" /> and owns an unknown stake in his brother's company [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]; $10,000 of shares he bought in 1996 were estimated to be worth $640 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metcalf |first1=Tom |title=A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/a-hidden-amazon-fortune-bezos-parents-could-be-worth-billions |work=Bloomberg |date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> He founded a [[private equity]] firm in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://citywireselector.com/news/azimut-takes-stake-in-private-equity-group-led-by-jeff-bezos-s-brother/a1485232|title=Azimut takes stake in private equity group led by Jeff Bezos's brother|first=Chris|last=Sloley|work=Citywire Selector|date=24 March 2021|accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref>
After graduation, he worked in the [[advertising industry]], including positions at [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] and [[DDB Worldwide|DDB]].<ref name="AdWeek2021">{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Lisa |title=Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space |url=https://www.adweek.com/commerce/former-ad-exec-to-join-billionaire-brother-in-space/ |work=AdWeek |date=June 7, 2021}}</ref> His own agency Bezos–Nathonson, founded in 1999,<ref name="AdWeek2021" /> was bought by EastWest Creative in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Stuart |title=EastWest Creative Acquires an Agency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-eastwest-creative-acquires.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 2005}}</ref> From 2006 to 2016 he was head of communications at the [[Robin Hood Foundation]],<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/mark-bezos-jeff-blue-origin-space-b1887068.html|title=Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space|first=Louise|last=Hall|work=Independent|date=20 July 2021|accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> drawing an estimated US$1 million in salary from the charity, which is supported by his brother and other members of his family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Roger |title=Robin Hood Foundation: Paid Six Figure Salary to Jeff Bezos's Brother for Years, Gave Ex CEO $1.7 Million Exit Package |url=https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/05/13/robin-hood-foundation-paid-six-figure-salary-to-jeff-bezoss-brother-for-years-gave-ex-ceo-1-7-million-exit-package |work=Showbiz411 |date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> He is also a director of the Bezos Family Foundation<ref name="Independent" /> and owns an unknown stake in his brother's company [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]; $10,000 of shares he bought in 1996 were estimated to be worth $640 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metcalf |first1=Tom |title=A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/a-hidden-amazon-fortune-bezos-parents-could-be-worth-billions |work=Bloomberg |date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> He founded a [[private equity]] firm in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://citywireselector.com/news/azimut-takes-stake-in-private-equity-group-led-by-jeff-bezos-s-brother/a1485232|title=Azimut takes stake in private equity group led by Jeff Bezos's brother|first=Chris|last=Sloley|work=Citywire Selector|date=24 March 2021|accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref>


Married with four children, Bezos lives in [[Scarsdale, New York]], where he is a [[Volunteer fire department|volunteer firefighter]].<ref name="Independent" />
Married with four children, Bezos lives in [[Scarsdale, New York]], where he is a [[Volunteer fire department|volunteer firefighter]].<ref name="Independent" />

Revision as of 02:14, 9 July 2022

Mark Bezos
Bornc. 1970
EducationTexas Christian University
OccupationAdvertising executive
SpouseLisa Bezos
Children4
RelativesJeff Bezos (half-brother)
George Strait (cousin)
Space career
Commercial Astronaut
Flight time
10m 18s
SelectionBlue Origin
MissionsNS-16

Mark Bezos (/ˈbeɪzoʊs/ BAY-zohss)[1] (born c. 1970) is an American businessman and former advertising executive. He is the half-brother of Jeff Bezos.[2] He flew to the edge of space with Jeff and others on July 20, 2021.

Early Life

Mark is 6 years younger than his half-brother Jeff.[3] Mark grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Houston, Texas and Pensacola, Florida. He finished high school in Norway.[4] He graduated from Texas Christian University in 1992.[4]

Career

After graduation, he worked in the advertising industry, including positions at Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB.[5] His own agency Bezos–Nathonson, founded in 1999,[5] was bought by EastWest Creative in 2005.[6] From 2006 to 2016 he was head of communications at the Robin Hood Foundation,[7] drawing an estimated US$1 million in salary from the charity, which is supported by his brother and other members of his family.[8] He is also a director of the Bezos Family Foundation[7] and owns an unknown stake in his brother's company Amazon; $10,000 of shares he bought in 1996 were estimated to be worth $640 million in 2018.[9] He founded a private equity firm in 2019.[10]

Married with four children, Bezos lives in Scarsdale, New York, where he is a volunteer firefighter.[7]

Spaceflight

On July 20, 2021, Mark Bezos flew to the edge of space alongside his brother Jeff, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen, aboard the Blue Origin NS-16 flight.[11] The suborbital flight lasted over 10 minutes, reaching a peak altitude of 66.5 miles (107.0 km).[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Jeff Bezos pronounces his name". The Washington Post. 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2013.; and Robinson (2010), p. 7.
  2. ^ Jonge, Peter de (March 14, 1999). "Riding the Wild, Perilous Waters of Amazone.com". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Bayers, Chip (March 1, 1999). "The Inner Jeff Bezos". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hartmans, Avery (July 20, 2021). "Meet Mark Bezos, the younger brother of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos who just joined him aboard Blue Origin's first human space flight". Business Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lacy, Lisa (June 7, 2021). "Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space". AdWeek.
  6. ^ Elliott, Stuart (October 27, 2005). "EastWest Creative Acquires an Agency". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b c Hall, Louise (July 20, 2021). "Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space". Independent. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Friedman, Roger (May 13, 2020). "Robin Hood Foundation: Paid Six Figure Salary to Jeff Bezos's Brother for Years, Gave Ex CEO $1.7 Million Exit Package". Showbiz411.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Tom (July 31, 2018). "A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions". Bloomberg.
  10. ^ Sloley, Chris (March 24, 2021). "Azimut takes stake in private equity group led by Jeff Bezos's brother". Citywire Selector. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight". BBC News. June 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Davenport, Christian; Brown, Dalvin (July 20, 2021). "Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen reach edge of space, return safely on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket". Washington Post.
  13. ^ Chow, Denise (July 20, 2021). "Amazon's Jeff Bezos makes history with all-civilian suborbital flight". NBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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