Founder Profile
Scott Cook
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Scott Cook?
Scott Cook is a founder of Intuit Inc., which was founded in 1983 with Tom Proulx.
- Company founded
- Intuit Inc.
- Founded
- 1983
- Co-founders
- Tom Proulx
Background
Harvard MBA; marketing at Procter & Gamble and consulting at Bain & Company before founding Intuit.
Founding Story
Scott Cook co-founded Intuit in 1983 after working in brand management at Procter & Gamble and as a consultant at Bain & Company. He served as CEO until 1994, when Bill Campbell took over, and has remained on the board. Cook is known for building Intuit's customer-research habits, such as watching users install and use the software at home.
Scott Cook was born in 1952. Education: Harvard Business School; University of Southern California.
Scott David Cook was born in 1952. He is also a director of eBay and Procter & Gamble.