MacKenzie Scott, the wife of Jeff Bezos, has remarried

Mackenzie Scott, the 22nd richest man in the world – courtesy of his divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – has found love again, and has married Dan Jewett, a Seattle science teacher.

Scott, who is valued at $ 53 billion according to Forbes, signed the Donation Pledge – a pledge that will give half a fortune to a charity for life – when his divorce with Bezos was terminated in 2019. She has been an active philanthropist in the two years since then, primarily donating $ 4 billion in four months to underserved communities, including community colleges and historically colleges blacks and universities.

Appropriately, it was through the Promise of Donation that news of Scott’s marriage came to light.

“In the stroke of a happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know – and joins her in a commitment to provide great financial wealth to serve others, ”Wrote Jewett in a Pledge of Donation statement posted in March 6. Jewett joins Scott in her charitable pledge.

“It is strange to write a letter revealing that I intend to give up most of my wealth during my lifetime, because I have never tried to get the kind of wealth that I have. it is necessary to gather to say that such a thing would have a special meaning, ”he wrote, noting that he has been a teacher for“ most ”of his life.

Jewett’s teaching beliefs have included serving as a chemistry teacher at Lakeside School, a private school that Scott’s children attend (and also where Bill Gates attended). His profile is no longer on the school ‘s website, and Lakeside did not return Forbes’ request for comment seeking confirmation that he worked there.

Representatives for Scott also did not respond to a request for comment.

“Dan is a great guy, and I’m happy and excited for both of them,” Jeff Bezos said in a statement given to Forbes by an Amazon spokesperson. (This was the only report he made to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on Scott and Jewett’s marriage).

Scott’s most recent public comment was around her $ 4.1 billion in donations last year. “While I am a long way from the end of my commitment, this year began with getting to know leaders from historically marginalized groups fighting inequality, and it came to an end by getting to know thousands of organizations working to bring relief to the hardest hit by the pandemic, ”she wrote in December.

In total, Scott’s named donations to charities and nonprofits in 2020 totaled $ 5.8 billion.

Kerry Dolan reported