“I have been a teacher for the majority of my life, as well as a grateful student of the generosity of those around me,” he wrote. The fortune has grown to an estimated $53 billion, most of which the novelist and philanthropist has pledged to give away. Scott’s personal wealth has grown significantly during the pandemic, along with Amazon’s share price. “This pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling,” she wrote in a Medium post in December. “Meanwhile, it has substantially increased the wealth of billionaires.”She apparently met Jewett through Seattle’s Lakeside School, where her children attend classes and Jewett taught high school science.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2021 01:49 UTC