Marcus Jim Bezos ( ; born ) is an American
space tourist and former advertising executive. He is the half-brother of
Jeff Bezos, the founder of
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
, with whom he flew to the edge of space as part of the
Blue Origin NS-16 mission on July 20, 2021.
Early life
Mark was born to parents
Jackie and
Miguel Bezos and has an older sister, Christine. He is 3 years younger than his half-brother Jeff. Mark grew up in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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;
Houston, Texas
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; and
Pensacola, Florida. He finished high school in Norway.
He graduated from
Texas Christian University in 1992.
Career
After graduation, he worked in the
advertising industry, including positions at
Saatchi & Saatchi and
DDB.
His own agency Bezos–Nathonson, founded in 1999,
was bought by EastWest Creative in 2005. From 2006 to 2016, he was head of communications at the
Robin Hood Foundation,
earning $140,000 to $240,000 per year as Robin Hood's communications director, which is supported by his brother and other members of his family. He founded a
private equity
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firm in 2019.
, he is a director of the
Bezos Family Foundation.
He owns an unknown stake in his brother's company
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
; $10,000 of shares he bought in 1996 were estimated to be worth $640 million in 2018.
Personal life
He is married with four children and lives in
Scarsdale, New York, where he is also a
volunteer firefighter.
Spaceflight
On July 20, 2021, he flew to the edge of
space
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alongside his brother Jeff,
Wally Funk and
Oliver Daemen, aboard the
Blue Origin NS-16 flight. The
suborbital flight lasted over 10 minutes, reaching a peak altitude of .
See also
*
Family of Jeff Bezos
References
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1968 births
Living people
New Shepard passengers
People who have flown in suborbital spaceflight
Space tourists
Bezos family
Texas Christian University alumni
American people of Cuban descent