Often criticized for his lack of generosity, Jeff Bezos finally decided to change his face. In an interview with CNN, the Amazon founder announced that he will donate most of his fortune to charity during his lifetime.
Actually, the billionaire – whose fortune is estimated at 124,000 million dollars – answered “yes, I will” to this question from the American journalist Chloe Melas without giving more details about the percentage or the amount in question. The former richest man in the world (he is now “only” the fourth) has often been criticized in recent years for his lack of generosity, in a country where billionaire philanthropy is a tradition.
It’s not about giving without thinking
Jeff Bezos has never wanted to sign the Giving Pledge, a letter signed by 100 of the richest Americans who promise to leave almost their entire fortune to charity. Among the first signatories we find Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet or even… MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos.
Therefore, in this interview, the billionaire does not announce that he will sign this commitment letter, but rather takes a first step in that direction, stressing that he will mainly support the fight against climate change, but also “people capable of uniting The humanity”. deep social and political divisions.
Still, Amazon’s chairman isn’t about to give mindlessly. “It’s not easy. Building Amazon hasn’t been easy. It’s taken a lot of hard work, a very smart group of co-workers, very hard-working co-workers, and I found out, and I think Lauren thinks the same thing: that charity, philanthropy It’s very similar,” he explains.
Source: BFM TV
