Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Marries Seattle School Teacher

MacKenzie Scott marries teacher from Seattle: MacKenzie Scott, formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is now married to Seattle-based science teacher Dan Jewett.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women in the world, remarried on Sunday. The announcement was made by Jewett. "I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know — and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others," Jewett wrote on the couple's webpage for the Non-profit organisation, Giving Pledge. "I look forward to the growth and learning I have ahead as a part of this undertaking with MacKenzie."

Jewett, who has been working as a teacher for decades, further wrote in his letter that he cannot express enough gratitude “for the exceptional privilege it will be to partner in giving away assets with the potential to do so much good when shared."

Jewett worked at the private Lakeside School, where Scott's children attended, as a chemistry teacher. Scott has been in news after her divorce to Bezos for her philanthropic work. In July last year, he donated $1.68 billion to 116 nonprofits, universities, community development groups and legal organisations. She reportedly gave away more than $5.7 billion in 2020 to causes devoted to race, gender and economic equality, and was listed second among the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity last year.

After a 25-year-long marriage, Scott received 38 billion dollars in the world’s biggest divorce settlement, making her among the richest people on Earth. Her current worth stands at $53 billion, according to Forbes.

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