"The special ops guys and the firefighters around the world have this great phrase. They say, 'Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast,' and that is true. Everything I've accomplished in my life has been because of that attitude."
American entrepreneur who founded Amazon in 1994 and later served as its chief executive before becoming executive chairman. He also founded the aerospace company Blue Origin. His work has been central to the growth of e-commerce and cloud computing.