Scott Cook
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Scott Cook

United States 73 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Software
Industry
Technology
Residence
Woodside, California
Education
Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Amazon
    48,000 shares @ -
    -
    AMZN-US
  • Intuit
    6,163,000 shares @ -
    -
    INTU-US
  • Meta Platforms
    1,023,400 shares @ -
    -
    META-US
  • PayPal Holdings
    125,000 shares @ -
    -
    PYPL-US
  • Procter & Gamble Co.
    51,000 shares @ -
    -
    PG-US
  • Snap, Inc
    57,000 shares @ -
    -
    SNAP-US

Biography

Scott Cook is the cofounder of financial software giant Intuit, known for products like QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint.

The Harvard Business School grad worked for Procter & Gamble and Bain before launching Intuit in 1983.

He stepped down as CEO in 1994, but remains chairman of the $16.3 billion (fiscal 2024 sales) company and has a 2.7% stake.

Cook and his wife are big supporters of education and have donated millions to universities and are impact investors in several ed-tech funds.

Cook was planning to get a Ph.D. in economics but decided to pursue business after successfully turning his defunct college ski club into the biggest in the state.

About

Cook was an early investor in Snapchat. He met cofounder Evan Spiegel after giving a guest lecture at Stanford.

Scott's son Karl Cook is a professional equestrian.