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Brian Bustamante-NicholsonunlockedRyan: together at Pond5 (2015–2016)
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Ryan: together at Columbia University
About
Ryan Scott is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures with over two decades of experience in marketing, e-commerce, and business leadership. He served as Global CMO at Etsy, where he oversaw gross sales growth from $3 billion to $14 billion, and previously held CMO roles at Grubhub Seamless, SoulCycle, and other major consumer brands. Scott has been recognized on Forbes' 2023 Entrepreneurial CMO 50 and serves on board and advisory positions with major technology and retail companies.
Experience
- Khosla VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Rover.comBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- InkittBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EtsyAdvisor to CEO2023 — 2024Brooklyn, New York, United States
- EtsyChief Marketing Officer2019 — 2023Brooklyn, New York
- MetaClient Advisory Council2019 — 2024
- GoogleRetail Advisory Council2019 — 2024
- SliceChief Customer and Marketing Officer2017 — 2019New York
- StubHubAdvisor2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- SoulCycle Inc.Chief Marketing Officer2016 — 2017New York, New York
- Pond5Co-CEO (acquired by Shutterstock)2015 — 2016New York, New York
- GrubhubVP of Marketing (IPO 2014)2010 — 2015Chicago, Illinois
- SeamlessChief Marketing Officer (merger 2013, IPO 2014)2010 — 2015New York, New York
- DIRECTVSenior Director of Marketing (acquired by AT&T)2009 — 2010Los Angeles, California
- American ExpressDirector of Marketing2004 — 2009New York, New York
- TheStreetDirector of Marketing (acquired by TheMaven, inc.)2002 — 2004New York, New York
- AcxiomSenior Program Manager (Digital Impact acquired by Acxiom)1998 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Marketing16Digital Marketing87E-CommerceMarketing Strategy45Customer Acquisition20Brand StrategyPricing StrategyOrganizational DevelopmentMediaPerformance MeasurementMedia BuyingGrowth
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Growth StrategiesDirect MarketingGo-to-Market StrategyInternational DevelopmentFundraisingPerformance MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)E-commerceLanguages English · Spanish
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Anne Foor
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Austin Hay
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Avisha Mehra Naganath
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Scott?
- Ryan Scott is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures with over two decades of experience in marketing, e-commerce, and business leadership. He served as Global CMO at Etsy, where he oversaw gross sales growth from $3 billion to $14 billion, and previously held CMO roles at Grubhub Seamless, SoulCycle, and other major consumer brands. Scott has been recognized on Forbes' 2023 Entrepreneurial CMO 50 and serves on board and advisory positions with major technology and retail companies.
- Where does Ryan Scott work?
- Ryan Scott is Operator at Khosla Ventures.
- Where did Ryan Scott go to school?
- Ryan Scott studied at Columbia University (MS, Strategic Advertising & Brand Communications Program); University at Buffalo (BA, Physical and Biological Anthropology).
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