Microsoft Names LinkedIn’s Kevin Scott as CTO
Kevin Scott
Microsoft has named Kevin Scott to a newly created role of CTO for the company. This is an expansion of Scott's new role at LinkedIn as SVP of Infrastructure. As Microsoft's CTO, Scott will drive strategic, cross-company initiatives to maximize Microsoft's impact with members and customers.
Scott joins Microsoft's Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. In the new role, Scott holds the companywide CTO once held by Nathan Myhrvold, the founder of Microsoft’s research unit, until he left the company in 1999.
Prior to his role as SVP of Engineering and Operations at LinkedIn, Scott held a number of engineering leadership roles at Google and AdMob. While pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Virginia, Scott was an intern with Microsoft Research in 2001.
Scott is an adviser to several Silicon Valley startups, an active angel investor and founder of the nonprofit organization Behind the Tech.
Date: January 29, 2017