Kevin Scott

Kevin Scott is an American computer scientist, engineer, and technology executive best known as Microsoft's executive vice president and chief technology officer. Before joining Microsoft, he held senior engineering leadership roles at LinkedIn and earlier worked at Google and in academic research, building a career that spans both industry and computer science.

As an author, he is known for Reprogramming the American Dream, a book that reflects on technology, opportunity, and how artificial intelligence can be used in ways that serve people. His writing draws on his own path from rural America into the tech world, which gives his work a personal and accessible tone.

Scott's background as both a builder and a public thinker shapes the way he writes: he tends to focus on how complex technologies affect real communities, jobs, and education. That mix of technical depth and plainspoken storytelling makes his work approachable for readers who are curious about the future of technology.