Jeff Bezos said that he has embraced being a CEO again at AI startup Prometheus, describing the role as “Type 2 fun,” the kind you appreciate only after the climb is over.
The 62-year-old billionaire, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” this week, said running Prometheus alongside co-CEO Vik Bajaj is a grind he welcomes. “It is a grind, but it’s a good grind,” he said. Bezos started as an investor in late 2024 before going all in. “I couldn’t sit on the sidelines,” he told host David Faber.
The re-entry marks his first formal operational role since stepping down as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO in 2021. He still advises Amazon and space technology company Blue Origin, but says AI now dominates his calendar across all three. “The common thread in my time spent is mostly AI,” he said.
Back In the Driver’s Seat
During the interview, co-CEOs Bezos and Bajaj, an adjunct professor of radiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and a seasoned life sciences executive, said they do not divide responsibilities. Instead, both remain involved in virtually every decision and communicate several times a day. "We're talking to each other multiple times a day … We're both involved in all of the decisions really," Bezos said. "We're tight at the hip."
