Biography:Kevin Scott (computer scientist)

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Short description: Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft
Kevin Scott
Kevin Scott.jpg
Scott on stage in 2018
Born1972
Alma materLynchburg College
Wake Forest University
University of Virginia
OccupationMicrosoft Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Kevin Scott (born 1972) serves as Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft.[1] He was previously Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at LinkedIn from February 2011 to January 2017.[2][3]

Education

Kevin Scott grew up in Gladys, Virginia.[4][5] He holds a bachelor's degree from Lynchburg College in computer science and a master's degree from Wake Forest University in computer science.

He enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the University of Virginia.[6]

Career

Kevin Scott started his career at Google in 2003 and held numerous positions in search and ads engineering, including receiving a Google Founders' Award, before leaving the company in 2007.[7] He was VP of engineering and operations at AdMob from July 2007 to June 2010.[8] Google acquired AdMob in 2010 for $750 million (~$877 million in 2019) and Scott became Sr. Engineering Director of mobile ads engineering at Google.[9]

LinkedIn

Scott joined professional networking site LinkedIn in February 2011, as senior vice president for engineering.[10] LinkedIn held its initial public offering in May 2011, and Scott was credited with scaling the company's computer systems to keep up with accelerating demand.[11] Business Insider called Scott "the engineer who saved LinkedIn".[12]

Microsoft

In January 2017, soon after Microsoft acquired LinkedIn, Scott was named Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer by CEO Satya Nadella.[13] He retained the title of senior vice president of infrastructure at LinkedIn until September 2017.[14] Scott described himself as feeling "like a kid in a candy store" because of all the exciting technologies Microsoft is working on.[6]

Nonprofits and boards

Scott is the founder of Behind the Tech, a non-profit organization that profiles people who work in technology on its website through photographs and interviews with the goal of inspiring others.[15] In 2014, Scott and his wife, Shannon Hunt-Scott, created The Scott Foundation, a San Francisco Bay Area organization that focuses on issues such as education, hunger, and STEM for children. He is also an emeritus trustee of the Anita Borg Institute[16] and was a founding member of the ACM Professions Board.[17] He advises several startups, is on the board of directors for Magic, and is an angel investor.[18] Since January 17, 2021, he is member of the board of directors of the automobile manufacturer Stellantis as non-executive Director and member of the ESG Committee.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Microsoft just announced its newest chief technology officer". Business Insider. Reuters. 2017-01-24. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-brief-microsoft-appoints-kevin-scott-as-chief-technology-officer-2017-1. 
  2. ↑ "LinkedIn Promotes Kevin Scott to Senior Vice President of Engineering" (in en-US). 2012-02-09. https://news.linkedin.com/2012/02/linkedin-promotes-kevin-scott-to-senior-vice-president-of-engineering. 
  3. ↑ Tate, Ryan (2013-04-10). "The Software Revolution Behind LinkedIn's Gushing Profits" (in en-US). WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2013/04/linkedin-software-revolution/. Retrieved 2018-06-08. 
  4. ↑ "Microsoft's Kevin Scott Says He's 'Reprogramming the American Dream'". https://wamu.org/story/20/04/08/microsofts-kevin-scott-says-hes-reprogramming-the-american-dream/. 
  5. ↑ "A conversation with Kevin Scott, author of "Reprogramming the American Dream"". Apr 3, 2020. https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/kevin-scott-reprogramming-the-american-dream/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Day, Matt (2017-05-11). "Feeling like 'a kid in a candy store,' CTO Kevin Scott's job is to keep Microsoft focused" (in en-US). The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/feeling-like-a-kid-in-a-candy-store-cto-kevin-scotts-job-is-to-keep-microsoft-focused/. 
  7. ↑ Kee, Tameka (2007-10-18). "Senior Engineer Leaves Google To Become AdMob's 'Quality Guru'" (in en). https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/69417/senior-engineer-leaves-google-to-become-admobs-q.html. 
  8. ↑ Contributor (2007-10-16). "Exclusive: AdMob Snares Google's Kevin Scott" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2007/10/16/exclusive-admob-snares-googles-kevin-scott/. 
  9. ↑ Rao, Leena (2011-02-07). "Another AdMob Exec Leaves Google; Kevin Scott Joins LinkedIn As VP Of Engineering" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/07/another-admob-exec-leaves-google-kevin-scott-joins-linkedin-as-vp-of-engineering/. 
  10. ↑ Frommer, Dan (2011-02-07). "Google Loses Another AdMob Exec As Tech Guru Flees For LinkedIn". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-scott-2011-2. 
  11. ↑ Vance, Ashley (2013-04-12). "Inside Operation InVersion, the Code Freeze That Saved LinkedIn" (in en). Bloomberg.com. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-10/inside-operation-inversion-the-code-freeze-that-saved-linkedin. 
  12. ↑ Smith, Kevin (2013-04-11). "Meet The Engineer Who Saved LinkedIn". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-engineer-who-saved-linkedin-2013-4. 
  13. ↑ Greene, Jay (2017-01-24). "Microsoft Names LinkedIn Executive to Tech Chief Role" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-names-linkedin-executive-to-tech-chief-role-1485286646. 
  14. ↑ Heater, Brian (2017-01-24). "Microsoft names LinkedIn SVP Kevin Scott as CTO" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/24/microsoft-cto/. 
  15. ↑ Bellstrom, Kristen (2017-10-03). "Why Microsoft's CTO Is Photographing the Diverse People Who Build Your Tech" (in en-US). Fortune. http://www.fortune.com/2017/10/03/microsoft-cto-grace-hopper-photos/. 
  16. ↑ "AnitaB.org Board of Trustees - AnitaB.org" (in en-US). AnitaB.org. https://anitab.org/about-us/dedicated-leadership/abi-board-of-trustees/. 
  17. ↑ "ACM Membership Boards". http://design.acm.org/mem_boards.htm. 
  18. ↑ Foley, Mary Jo (2017-01-24). "Microsoft names LinkedIn infrastructure chief as company CTO" (in en). ZDNet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-names-linkedin-infrastructure-chief-as-company-cto/. 
  19. ↑ Presentation at Stellantis global website

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