Englander vs Scott

Millennium Management and Amazon.

The differences

Forbes puts Israel Englander about $0.3B ahead of MacKenzie Scott.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Israel Englander: founded it. MacKenzie Scott: through marriage.
Israel Englander is about 22 years older than MacKenzie Scott.
MacKenzie Scott has signed the Giving Pledge; Israel Englander has not.

Put someone else on either side

Englander

Scott

Net worth, Forbes: $27.6BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $27.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $33.8BBloomberg, 16 Oct 2026; $36.4BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 86Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 88Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; 2020Forbes: she made her debut on its annual billionaires list in 2020

How it started: Founded itFounded Millennium in 1989 with $35 million, after working as a floor broker, trader and specialist on the American Stock Exchange; Through marriageReceived shares equal to about 4% of Amazon in her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos; she was Amazon's first accountant, and Britannica says she founded the company with him in 1994
Main source: Millennium Management and his capital in its hedge fundsBloomberg: hedge-fund assets $16.6 billion, Millennium Management $13 billion, cash $4.18 billion; Amazon stockBloomberg: 'The majority of MacKenzie Scott's fortune is derived from roughly 68 million shares in Amazon'
Companies: Millennium ManagementMillennium Management: Founder, chairman and CEO; AmazonAmazon: None; one of the first employees
Biggest stake: Millennium Management85% owned; Amazon0.63% owned

Born: 1948Brooklyn, New York, United States; 7 Apr 1970San Francisco, California, United States
Country: United StatesLives in New York, New York, United States; United StatesLives in Seattle, Washington, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeDegree in finance, New York University (1970); Bachelor's degreeBA in English, Princeton University (1992)
Parents: Son of Polish immigrants, raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn; Her father ran an investment-advisory firm and her mother stayed home with the children; the family lost its homes after the firm failed while she was in high school

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Signed in 2019
Foundation: Not stated; Yield GivingHer giving vehicle; it reports over $26 billion in 2,700+ gifts
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $26.4BForbes, 15 Sep 2026. Forbes: 'the $26.4 billion she has given to more than 2,700 nonprofits', as reported on Yield Giving

Role now: Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Millennium Management; No rolePhilanthropist; founder of Yield Giving
Successor: Not stated; Not stated
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: 2005: US SECSettled an SEC administrative proceeding over a mutual-fund market-timing scheme at Millennium without admitting or denying the findings; the order required a $30 million civil penalty, $1 in disgorgement and a three-year bar from roles at registered investment companies.; None found