Kevin Scott (computer scientist)

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Kevin Scott
Lynchburg College
Wake Forest University
University of Virginia
Occupation(s)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

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 (~$1.02 billion in 2023) 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.[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.[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 its ESG Committee.[20]

Personal life

Scott is married and has two children. He lives in Los Gatos, California.[7]

Works

  • Scott, Kevin; Shaw, Greg (2020). Reprogramming the American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley―Making AI Serve Us All.
    ISBN 0-06-287987-1
    .

References

  1. ^ "Microsoft just announced its newest chief technology officer". Business Insider. Reuters. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ^ "LinkedIn Promotes Kevin Scott to Senior Vice President of Engineering". news.linkedin.com. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. WIRED
    . Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ^ "Microsoft's Kevin Scott Says He's 'Reprogramming the American Dream'". Retrieved Apr 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "A conversation with Kevin Scott, author of "Reprogramming the American Dream"". The AI Blog. Apr 3, 2020. Retrieved Apr 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Day, Matt (2017-05-11). "Feeling like 'a kid in a candy store,' CTO Kevin Scott's job is to keep Microsoft focused". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  7. ^ a b Dotan, Tom (September 16, 2023). "The Executive Trying to Make Microsoft Smarter About AI". The Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ Kee, Tameka (2007-10-18). "Senior Engineer Leaves Google To Become AdMob's 'Quality Guru'". Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  9. Techcrunch. Retrieved 2018-06-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help
    )
  10. Techcrunch
    . Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  11. ^ Frommer, Dan (2011-02-07). "Google Loses Another AdMob Exec As Tech Guru Flees For LinkedIn". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  12. Bloomberg.com
    . Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  13. ^ Smith, Kevin (2013-04-11). "Meet The Engineer Who Saved LinkedIn". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  15. Techcrunch
    . Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  16. ^ Bellstrom, Kristen (2017-10-03). "Why Microsoft's CTO Is Photographing the Diverse People Who Build Your Tech". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  17. ^ "AnitaB.org Board of Trustees - AnitaB.org". AnitaB.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  18. ^ "ACM Membership Boards". design.acm.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  19. ZDNet
    . Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  20. ^ Presentation at Stellantis global website
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