Miguel Bezos

Miguel Ángel "Mike" Bezos Pérez (; born September 29, 1945) is a Cuban-American billionaire and philanthropist who provided the initial investment to launch Amazon.com. He is a co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation, which he currently serves as chair of the board of directors.

He is the adoptive father of Jeff Bezos, the father of Mark Bezos, and the widower of Jeff Bezos's mother, Jackie Bezos.

Early life Miguel Ángel Bezos was born in owned a lumber mill and his mother was a part-time shopkeeper, selling fabric and infant clothing. His parents were initial supporters of Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution until Castro shifted his political stance towards Marxism–Leninism, seizing the family's lumber business. Bezos' family applied for Miguel to get a refugee visa from the United States.

Upon arrival in the United States, Bezos was housed at Camp Matecumbe along with about 400 other Cuban refugee children.

Adult life Bezos graduated from high school at the age of 17 and briefly relocated to Washington, D.C. He was awarded a funded scholarship at the University of Albuquerque in New Mexico, he initially majored in mechanical engineering, but he switched his major and graduated with a degree in computer science. Gise was the mother of Jeff Bezos whom Miguel later adopted, with the approval of Ted Jorgensen, Jeff's biological father. Miguel Bezos graduated university in the fall of 1968, and took a job at Exxon, Bezos remained working for Exxon for 32 years. leaving them both with 6% equity. Bezos and his wife Jackie were co-founders of, Through the foundation, they donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. They have relocated from Texas to Florida. On August 14, 2025, Jackie, his wife of more than 57 years, died following a long battle with Lewy body dementia. , Bezos serves as the only chair of the foundation's board of directors.