Jeff Bezos

Founder & executive chair, Amazon; co-CEO, Prometheus

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and became its executive chair in 2021 after leading its expansion into commerce, cloud infrastructure and digital media. He also founded Blue Origin and the Bezos Earth Fund and owns The Washington Post. Amazon’s 2026 proxy identifies him as a co-founder and co-CEO of AI company Project Prometheus, now branded Prometheus, adding an operating role beyond Amazon.

Follow Jeff Bezos

Get AI Secret’s free daily briefing, including Jeff Bezos and the wider AI industry.

Explore the coverage

Photo: Van HaPublic domain · Displayed in grayscale

At a glance

Current role: Amazon founder and executive chair; Prometheus co-CEO
Education: Princeton University — electrical engineering and computer science, 1986
Known for: Amazon; Blue Origin; Bezos Earth Fund
AI venture: Project Prometheus, co-founded February 2025; co-CEO since November 2025
Coverage: Commerce; cloud infrastructure; industrial AI; space; climate

Sources checked 25 October 2026. Selected career background and milestones.

Career, in context.

Selected research, leadership and career milestones, newest first.

Nov
2025
Becomes co-CEO of Project Prometheus
Amazon’s 2026 proxy records that Bezos co-founded the AI company in February 2025 and began serving as its co-CEO that November.
Source: Amazon 2026 proxy ↗
Jan
2025
Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit
The company he founded reaches its intended orbit on New Glenn’s first mission. Blue Origin reports successful second-stage burns but loses the booster during descent.
Source: Blue Origin ↗
Jul
2021
Flies on New Shepard’s first human mission
Bezos travels with Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen on Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard flight, crossing the Kármán line before returning to Texas.
Source: Blue Origin ↗
Jul
2021
Moves from Amazon CEO to executive chair
Andy Jassy succeeds Bezos as Amazon CEO. Bezos explains that his executive-chair role will focus on new products and early initiatives while allowing time for other projects.
Source: Amazon ↗
2020
Creates the Bezos Earth Fund
Bezos establishes the fund with a commitment to support climate and nature work, including scientists, nonprofit organizations and other groups pursuing environmental solutions.
Source: Bezos Earth Fund ↗
Oct
2013
Completes purchase of The Washington Post
The Washington Post Company announces completion of the sale of its newspaper publishing businesses to Bezos, establishing his ownership separately from Amazon’s corporate operations.
Source: The Washington Post Company ↗
2000
Founds Blue Origin
Bezos establishes the aerospace company to pursue spaceflight. NASA’s historical account dates its founding to 2000, preceding the company’s later New Shepard and New Glenn programs.
Source: NASA historical chronology ↗
1994
Founds Amazon
Bezos starts Amazon, the company that becomes the center of his business career. Its later activities span online retail, cloud computing, devices and media.
Source: Amazon ↗
1986
Graduates from Princeton
Bezos completes his studies in electrical engineering and computer science at Princeton, graduating summa cum laude before the finance and technology career that precedes Amazon.
Source: Bezos Earth Fund ↗