| Website | linkedin.com/in/s... |
| Birthplace | Chicago |
| Birthdate | 11/20/65 |
| Harvard Business School, MBA | 1991 |
| General Management | |
| University of Chicago | |
| Political Philosophy, | |
| University of Chicago, BA | 1987 |
| Political Philosophy, History, & Literature |
Scott is President of Expedia Worldwide, the world’s largest online travel booking brand. Scott’s responsibilities include product development, technology, marketing, sales and the international expansion of the Expedia brand on a global basis, which is currently comprised of sites in over 20 countries. Scott has full responsibility for Expedia Worldwide’s P&L, which is tens of billions of dollars in Gross Booking Value and several billion in revenue.
Scott was Chief Operating Officer of Skype from 2008-10 and was based in Europe. While Skype was owned by eBay, his mission was to drive profitable growth to scale the company by doubling revenues, users, and minutes while building the required supporting structures, processes, and operating rhythms. This was accomplished and Skype was successfully sold to a consortium led by Silver Lake Partners. Scott launched Skype’s mobile business with the first iPhone, Android, and Symbian products together with ground-breaking partnerships with Verizon Wireless, Apple, and Nokia. He also launched Skype for Business through a new VAR channel in the United States and United Kingdom. Scott led the marketing of these initiatives, along with new releases of Skype’s core Windows and Apple clients, through Skype’s first television commercials, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, ESPN, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire together with a set of highly integrated online marketing programs.
Prior to Skype, Scott held a series of top leadership positions in product, sales, marketing, and strategy within Motorola Mobile Devices from 2002-2007 and did enterprise software start-ups in Silicon Valley. He was elected a partner with McKinsey & Company in only four years and served technology clients in New York, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. He graduated phi beta kappa from the University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
