Kevin Scott (computer scientist) explained

Kevin Scott
Alma Mater:Lynchburg College
Wake Forest University
University of Virginia
Occupation:Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft

Kevin Scott (born 1972) is 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

After dropping out of his doctoral program in 2003,[7] Scott started his career at Google and held numerous positions in search and ads engineering, including receiving a Google Founders' Award, before leaving the company in 2007.[8] He was VP of engineering and operations at AdMob from July 2007 to June 2010.[9] Google acquired AdMob in 2010 for $750 million (~$ in) and Scott became Sr. Engineering Director of mobile ads engineering at Google.[10]

LinkedIn

Scott joined professional networking site LinkedIn in February 2011, as senior vice president for engineering.[11] 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.[12] Business Insider called Scott "the engineer who saved LinkedIn".[13]

Microsoft

In January 2017, soon after Microsoft acquired LinkedIn, Scott was named Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer by CEO Satya Nadella.[14] He retained the title of senior vice president of infrastructure at LinkedIn until September 2017.[15] Scott described himself as feeling "like a kid in a candy store" because of all the exciting technologies Microsoft is working on.

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.[16] 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[17] and was a founding member of the ACM Professions Board.[18] He advises several startups, is on the board of directors for Magic, and is an angel investor.[19] 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.[20]

Personal life

Scott is married and has two children. He lives in Los Gatos, California.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Microsoft just announced its newest chief technology officer. Reuters. 2017-01-24. Business Insider. 2018-06-08.
  2. Web site: LinkedIn Promotes Kevin Scott to Senior Vice President of Engineering. 2012-02-09. news.linkedin.com. en-US. 2018-06-08.
  3. The Software Revolution Behind LinkedIn's Gushing Profits. Tate. Ryan. 2013-04-10. WIRED. 2018-06-08. en-US.
  4. Web site: Microsoft's Kevin Scott Says He's 'Reprogramming the American Dream'. Apr 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: A conversation with Kevin Scott, author of "Reprogramming the American Dream". Apr 3, 2020. The AI Blog. Apr 9, 2020.
  6. News: Feeling like 'a kid in a candy store,' CTO Kevin Scott's job is to keep Microsoft focused. Day. Matt. 2017-05-11. The Seattle Times. 2018-06-08. en-US.
  7. News: Dotan . Tom . September 16, 2023 . The Executive Trying to Make Microsoft Smarter About AI . The Wall Street Journal.
  8. Web site: Senior Engineer Leaves Google To Become AdMob's 'Quality Guru'. Kee. Tameka. 2007-10-18. en. 2018-06-14.
  9. Web site: Exclusive: AdMob Snares Google's Kevin Scott. Contributor. 2007-10-16. Techcrunch. en-US. 2018-06-08.
  10. Web site: Another AdMob Exec Leaves Google; Kevin Scott Joins LinkedIn As VP Of Engineering. Rao. Leena. 2011-02-07. Techcrunch. en-US. 2018-06-08.
  11. News: Google Loses Another AdMob Exec As Tech Guru Flees For LinkedIn. Frommer. Dan. 2011-02-07. Business Insider. 2018-06-08.
  12. News: Inside Operation InVersion, the Code Freeze That Saved LinkedIn. Vance. Ashley. 2013-04-12. Bloomberg.com. 2018-06-08. en.
  13. News: Meet The Engineer Who Saved LinkedIn. Smith. Kevin. 2013-04-11. Business Insider. 2018-04-09.
  14. News: Microsoft Names LinkedIn Executive to Tech Chief Role. Greene. Jay. 2017-01-24. Wall Street Journal. 2018-04-09. en-US.
  15. Web site: Microsoft names LinkedIn SVP Kevin Scott as CTO. Heater. Brian. 2017-01-24. Techcrunch. en-US. 2018-06-08.
  16. News: Why Microsoft's CTO Is Photographing the Diverse People Who Build Your Tech. Bellstrom. Kristen. 2017-10-03. Fortune. 2018-06-08. en-US.
  17. News: AnitaB.org Board of Trustees - AnitaB.org. AnitaB.org. 2018-06-08. en-US.
  18. Web site: ACM Membership Boards. design.acm.org. 2018-06-08.
  19. News: Microsoft names LinkedIn infrastructure chief as company CTO. Foley. Mary Jo. 2017-01-24. ZDNet. 2018-06-08. en.
  20. https://www.stellantis.com/en/group/governance/leadership#Modal-profile-FT11-636671822 Presentation at Stellantis global website