Scott Cook
Co-founder of Intuit, the maker of Quicken; a director of eBay and Procter & Gamble.
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- Scott Cook is an American businessman who co-founded Intuit in 1983 to sell Quicken, bill-paying software he thought of when his wife complained about paying the bills.
- He was Intuit's president and CEO from 1983 to 1994 and its chairman from 1993 to 1998.
- Before Intuit he worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble and as a consultant at Bain & Company.
Key facts
- Born
- 19521
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics, University of Southern California; MBA, Harvard Business School (1976)1
- Early career
- Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati (product development, market research, marketing); then strategy consulting at Bain & Company in Menlo Park1
- Intuit
- Launched Quicken and named the company Intuit in 19831
- President and CEO of Intuit
- April 1983 to April 19941
- Chairman of Intuit
- February 1993 to July 19981
- Boards
- Director of eBay and of Procter & Gamble1
- Harvard Business School
- Serves on the dean's advisory board1
- Philanthropy
- With his wife Signe Ostby, founded the Center for Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business (2002) and the Valhalla family foundation1
Roles
Founded
Before
Leads until Apr 1994
Intuit (president and CEO) source on Intuit
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