Described as ‘the richest man in modern history’, Jeff Bezos is best known as the CEO of Amazon, the company he founded in his garage in 1994. But as well as being phenomenally wealthy, Bezos has built a business empire without precedent in the history of American capitalism, one with the power to shape work, commerce and technology on this planet – and perhaps beyond.
As politicians and regulators worldwide start to consider Amazon’s global impact and how to curb Bezos’ power, Amazon Empire: The Rise And Reign Of Jeff Bezos (Friday 6th March, 8.35pm) interviews current and former insiders, critics and others, uncovering how Amazon came into existence, and raising important questions about Bezos and the empire he built.
