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  • Primary Organization 
    LiveRamp
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
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Scott Howe is the Chief Executive Officer of LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides the identity platform for powering exceptional experiences. LiveRamp is the largest provider of identity resolution services, serving more than 1,000 companies across a broad range of sectors including brands, agencies,

technology vendors, data providers, and publishers.

From 2011 to Sept. 2018, Howe served as CEO and president of LiveRamp’s former parent company, Acxiom—a technology and services company dedicated to providing the data foundation for the world’s best marketers. Throughout his tenure, Acxiom won countless industry awards and accolades, including recognition for the industry’s Best Innovation, Partner of the Year by the one of the world’s largest financial services companies and Supplier of the Year by the world’s largest retailer. In 2014, Fast Company named Howe one of the world’s Most Creative People.

Before taking the reins at Acxiom in 2011, Howe held executive roles at Microsoft and aQuantive, where his teams built the world’s largest digital agency (Avenue A|Razorfish); pioneered people-based media buying (DRIVE Performance Media, aka the Microsoft Media Network); and developed the systems utilized for ad serving and attribution (Atlas International). He began his career at The Boston Consulting Group and Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc.

When he’s not helping LiveRamp deploy the world’s most advanced and trusted offline and digital identity resolution technologies, Howe can be found serving as scout master for Troop 28 in Burlingame, Calif., canvassing the country in his refurbished 1956 vintage Airstream trailer or designing and building furniture in his garage workshop. A native of Milwaukee, he is a proud fan and part owner of the Green Bay Packers.

Scott graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in economics, and earned an MBA from Harvard University. He most recently served on the board of directors of Blue Nile, the largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry, and is a former director of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Turn, Inc., a digital advertising company.

Number of Investments 2
Scott Howe has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Inspo Network on Sep 24, 2019, when Inspo Network raised
$3M
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Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 24, 2019
Inspo Network
Seed Round - Inspo Network
$3M
Feb 2, 2016
Siftery
Seed Round - Siftery
$4M
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Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 6
Scott Howe is the CEO at LiveRamp. Additionally, Scott Howe has had 6 past jobs including CEO and President at Acxiom.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Acxiom
CEO and PresidentJul 2011Oct 2018
The Boston Consulting Group
ManagerAug 1994Oct 1999
Microsoft
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Advertising Business Group
Acxiom Impact
CEO & President
aQuantive
Corporate Officer
Kidder Peabody & Company
Team Member
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Scott Howe is the Member of Board of Directors at IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau).
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Turn
Member of Board of Directors
Geeknet
Member of Board of Directors
Blue Nile
Member of Board of Directors
Acxiom
Member of Board of Directors