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Marcus Jim "Mark " Bezos ( BAY -zohss[1] c. 1967 ) is an American space tourist and former advertising executive. He is the half-brother of Jeff Bezos , the founder of Amazon ,[2] Blue Origin NS-16 mission on July 20, 2021.
Early life [ edit ]
Mark was born to parents Jackie and Miguel Bezos and has an older sister, Christine.[3] [4] Albuquerque, New Mexico ; Houston, Texas ; and Pensacola, Florida . He finished high school in Norway.[5] Texas Christian University in 1992.[5]
After graduation, he worked in the advertising industry , including positions at Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB .[6] [6] [7] Robin Hood Foundation ,[8] [9] private equity firm in 2019.[10]
As of July 2021[update] Bezos Family Foundation .[8] Amazon ; $10,000 of shares he bought in 1996 were estimated to be worth $640 million in 2018.[11]
Personal life [ edit ]
He is married with four children and lives in Scarsdale, New York , where he is also a volunteer firefighter .[8]
Spaceflight [ edit ]
On July 20, 2021, he flew to the edge of space alongside his brother Jeff, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen , aboard the Blue Origin NS-16 flight.[12] suborbital flight lasted over 10 minutes, reaching a peak altitude of 66.5 miles (107.0 km ).[13] [14]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Meet Mark Bezos, accompanying big bro Jeff Bezos on his upcoming space flight" . South China Morning Post . June 13, 2021. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 .
^ Bayers, Chip (March 1, 1999). "The Inner Jeff Bezos" . Wired . ISSN 1059-1028 . Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Lacy, Lisa (June 7, 2021). "Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space" . AdWeek .
^ Elliott, Stuart (October 27, 2005). "EastWest Creative Acquires an Agency" . The New York Times .
^ 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 .
^ 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 . Mark Bezos was listed as their communications director. His salary was around $140,000 in 2013 and 2014, and then jumped up to $240,000 for 2015 and 2016. It's possible Mark Bezos earned around a million bucks in salary from the Robin Hood Foundation
^ Sloley, Chris (March 24, 2021). "Azimut takes stake in private equity group led by Jeff Bezos's brother" . Citywire Selector . Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ Metcalf, Tom (July 31, 2018). "A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions" . Bloomberg .
^ "Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight" . BBC News . June 7, 2021.
^ 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 .
^ 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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