Scott Cook

Birthname

Scott David Cook

Birthplace

United States of America

Education

Harvard Business School, University of Southern California, Harvard University

Profession

Businessman

Net worth

$2,000,000,000

Source of Wealth

Intuit

Nationality

United States

Country

United States

Marital Status

Married (Signe Ostby)

Children

3

American businessman Scott David Cook has an estimated net worth of $2 billion in May 2016 according to Forbes. He is best associated with Intuit which he founded in 1983. Currently, Cook serves as the Board's Chairman of the Executive committee and the company's director since the year of its founding. He also sits on the board of directors of Procter & Gamble Company and eBay Inc.

Scott Cook is known to have commenced his professional career with the Procter & Gamble Company which was then based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually, he took a job at the Bain and Company. Inspired by wife's difficulty in managing the payments of their bills, Cook launched Intuit company, which is today's one of the most popular firms offering online products and software that are programmed to help people and other small-time companies to manage their finances effectively.

In the past, he was the Chairman of the Board of Intuit from 1993 through 1998. From 1983 through 1984, he served as the CEO and President of the company.

Born in 1952, Scott Cook is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he completed his Economics and Mathematics degree. Eventually, he studied at Harvard Business School where he finished his MBA. Scott Cook is currently married to Signe Ostby with whom he has three children.