Kevin Scott
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Kevin Scott
Microsoft
An innovative leader , Kevin Scott ’ s 20-year career in technology spans both academia and industry as a researcher , engineer and leader . Prior to joining Microsoft , Scott was senior vice president of engineering and operations at LinkedIn , where he helped build the technology and engineering team , and led the company through both an IPO and six years of rapid growth .
Earlier in his career , he oversaw mobile ad-engineering at Google , including the integration of Google ’ s US $ 750m acquisition of AdMob . Before joining AdMob , Scott held numerous leadership positions at Google in search and ads engineering .
He has received a Google Founder ’ s Award , an Intel PhD Fellowship , and an ACM Recognition of Service Award . He is a member of the board of directors of Stellantis and Code . org , an adviser to several Silicon Valley startups , an active angel investor , the founder of nonprofit organisation Behind the Tech , and a trustee of The Scott Foundation . He also serves on the Leadership Council for Harvard ’ s Technology for Public Purpose ( TAPP ) programme . technologymagazine . com 175