Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born 12 January 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor. He is best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. He founded Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle, originally as an online bookstore, before diversifying into a vast array of products and services that have fundamentally reshaped global retail and logistics. Beyond Amazon, Bezos is the founder of Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company, reflecting his lifelong interest in space exploration. He also owns The Washington Post, having purchased it in 2013. His leadership style is known for its focus on long-term growth over short-term profits, customer obsession, and aggressive expansion, which has made him one of the wealthiest individuals in modern history.