Why did Jeff Bezos leave Amazon?

Amazon struggled to turn a profit at first, but is one of the world's biggest companies today. Along the way, Bezos has faced antitrust scrutiny, weathered scandals, traveled to space, and become one of the world's richest people. Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's CEO in 2021, but remains executive chairman.

Who gets $100 million from Jeff Bezos?

"Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved March 15, 2024. ^ "Country star Dolly Parton gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos". BBC News. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022. ^ "Eva Longoria and Bill McRaven Receive $100 Million From Jeff Bezos".

Did Jeff Bezos join the Defense Innovation Board?

"The 2008 Time 100". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2018. ^ a b Davenport, Christian; Lamothe, Dan (February 23, 2018). "How Jeff Bezos was selected for, but never joined, the Defense Innovation Board". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.