Jeff Bezos was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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His grandfather was a regional director in the U.S. The Atomic Energy Commission there and he retired early to the ranch.
Jeff spent many years there as a young man working with him.
Bezos has always shown an interest in science and technology skills
he once set an electric alarm to prevent his younger siblings from leaving his room.
Jeff attended Miami Palmetto High School where he participated in the University of Florida Student Science Education Program and received the Silver Knight Award.
Jeff graduated from Princeton University in 1986 and went to work on Wall Street in computer science.
He then established an international business network for a company known as Fitel.
He later worked at Bankers Trust and also worked on Internet trading opportunities at hedge fund company DE. Shaw & Co.
In 1994, he founded Amazon.com, which began as an online bookstore selling used books.
Inventory grew rapidly, as did the site's popularity; and in 1998 Jeff made the Forbes 400 list.
Jeff Bezos is now at the top on the list of the richest with an estimated net worth of $131.1 Billion.