An American Internet entrepreneur and founder of Amazon.com, Jeffrey Preston Bezos, was born in Albuquerque, NM. His family had moved to Miami where he went to High School and discovered his love for computers. Jeff attended Princeton University, graduating with degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.

Bezos move to New York came when he joined FITEL, a company building a network that would conduct international trade. Within two years, he was leading in the development of Bankers Trust Company’s computer systems and became their youngest vice-president in 1990. Bezos quickly perceived that internet usage was skyrocketing as a new area for commerce. He realized that no mail order catalogue existed for books. Attending the American Booksellers’ Convention, Jeff learned all he could about the business. He concluded that he needed a place on the Internet where people could find available books and order them directly.