Tom Alberg, an early investor in Amazon.com longtime adviser to Jeff Bezos and leader in Seattle’s technology and startup communities, died on Friday. He was 82 years old.

Mr. Alberg was known in business circles as a “Day 1 investor” in Amazon and served on Amazon’s board for 23 years, from 1996 to 2019.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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