Jeff Bezos was in the Vatican this week to accept an award praising him as a “Prophet of Philanthropy” – even as his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has given away more wealth, more quickly, than the Amazon billionaire.
“We must do work at both timescales, the short term and the long term. We must address immediate needs and also work on laying the foundation for a better future,” Mr Bezos said in a speech while receiving the honour. “When people are in immediate danger, when crisis is looming, that is the time to jump in, get to work, and do whatever you can.”
