Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and br Wife Mackenzie to Divorce The news comes just a year after the Bezos' said they would donate $2 billion to existing non-profits, which would help the homeless and build schools in low-income U.S. areas. They originally met while working together at hedge fund D.E. Shaw br back in the early 90s. The estranged pair, who have four kids together, made the announcement in a joint statement br on Twitter. Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos, via Twitter The divorce could potentially be br costly for Bezos, whose net worth of $137 billion makes him the world's richest man.