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Ryan Scott

Investor

Operator at Khosla Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

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.

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Experience

  1. Khosla VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. Rover.comBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  3. InkittBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. EtsyAdvisor to CEO2023 — 2024Brooklyn, New York, United States
  5. EtsyChief Marketing Officer2019 — 2023Brooklyn, New York
  6. MetaClient Advisory Council2019 — 2024
  7. GoogleRetail Advisory Council2019 — 2024
  8. SliceChief Customer and Marketing Officer2017 — 2019New York
  9. StubHubAdvisor2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
  10. SoulCycle Inc.Chief Marketing Officer2016 — 2017New York, New York
  11. Pond5Co-CEO (acquired by Shutterstock)2015 — 2016New York, New York
  12. GrubhubVP of Marketing (IPO 2014)2010 — 2015Chicago, Illinois
  13. SeamlessChief Marketing Officer (merger 2013, IPO 2014)2010 — 2015New York, New York
  14. DIRECTVSenior Director of Marketing (acquired by AT&T)2009 — 2010Los Angeles, California
  15. American ExpressDirector of Marketing2004 — 2009New York, New York
  16. TheStreetDirector of Marketing2002 — 2004New York, New York
  17. AcxiomSenior Program Manager (Digital Impact acquired by Acxiom)1998 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityMS, Strategic Advertising & Brand Communications Program2007 — 2008
  2. University at BuffaloBA, Physical and Biological Anthropology

Skills & more

Marketing17Digital Marketing88E-CommerceMarketing Strategy46Customer Acquisition21Brand StrategyPricing StrategyOrganizational DevelopmentPerformance MeasurementMedia BuyingGrowth StrategiesDirect Marketing1
+12 moreGo-to-Market StrategyInternational DevelopmentFundraisingPerformance MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)E-commerceEmail MarketingSEMMediaGrowthManagementStrategy

Languages English · Spanish

From Ryan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended University at Buffalo44

Ariel LebowitsCFO at FJ LabsDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRichard LungenGeneral Partner at HC9 VenturesBob ClericiFund Operations at HC9 VenturesBrian RichManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Catalyst Investors

+ 38 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Meta123

TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid YangPartner at Lux CapitalKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product person

+ 117 more

Also worked at Google945

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 939 more

Also worked at StubHub23

Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersScott CutlerInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCamila Sgai FrancoProduct Fellow at Mighty CapitalZach KhazzamInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersSukriti ChadhaInvestor at NZVCAnder MichelenaGeneral Partner at Acurio Ventures

+ 17 more

Also worked at SoulCycle Inc.4

Caroline SalasInvestor at Ballistic VenturesAbby Miller LevyManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Primetime PartnersRachel HodesDirector of Platform at NextView VenturesTaryn Jones LaebenPartner at Victress Capital

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