Rank #899
Scott Cook
Net worth $4.8B
Software · United States
- Born
- Jul 26, 1952
- Age
- 73
- Source
- Software
- Residence
- Woodside, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Southern California
Net worth over time
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.
- 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.
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