Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American entrepreneur who is responsible for the growth of Amazon. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Inc. Working out of his garage with a handful of workers, Bezos began developing the software for the site. Named after the South American river, Amazon sold its first book in July 1995 (britannica.com). He deserves the wealth. He put the effort in to make Amazon, which he started in his garage. As long as he didn’t cheat his way into success then he earned his wealth.