About
Scott Aronson is an Operating Partner at Stripes focused on enterprise companies, with over 30 years in the enterprise technology industry. Before Stripes, he was COO of Cloudera, where he was involved in the company's $5B acquisition by KKR and CD&R, and previously held C-level roles at Pivotal Software and Medallia. Earlier in his career he worked at Nortel, Inktomi, and VMware, where he was an early go-to-market leader between 2003 and 2013.
Invests in
Enterprise Software
Experience
- BaltoBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- PagerDutyBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- StripesOperating Partnercurrent2024 — present
- ClouderaChief Operating Officer (COO - CRO)2018 — 2022
- MedalliaChief Revenue Officer2016 — 2018
- Greylock PartnersExecutive-in-Residence2016 — 2017
- Pivotal Software, Inc.SVP, Worldwide Field Operations2013 — 2016SF
- VMwareSenior Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances2011 — 2013
- VMwareVice President, Worldwide Global Accounts2006 — 2011
- VMwareArea Vice President, Western North America2003 — 2006
- InktomiArea Vice President, Western Region2001 — 2003
- Nortel NetworksSales Director1995 — 2001
- Wire and Cable Specialties, Inc.Sales Manager1994 — 1995
Skills & more
Enterprise Software83SaaS16VMware12LinuxSoftware as a Service (SaaS)11Start-up VenturesOperational ExecutionBoard LevelBoard GovernanceBoard level experienceBig Data27PaaS29
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VirtualizationComputer ScienceCloud ComputingBusiness AlliancesSolution SellingStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyProfessional ServicesStart-upsIT OutsourcingStrategic AlliancesNetworkingFrom Scott's professional profile.
Colleagues at Stripes
Aidan Lynch
Principal, Head of Business Development & Capital Markets at Stripes
Alex Gochal
Tax Director at Stripes
Aliza Reisner
Principal at Stripes
Allie Mallette
Controller at Stripes
Amelia Armstrong
Executive Assistant at Stripes
Andrew Xu
Investor at Stripes
Ashley Scully
Senior Associate, Talent at Stripes
Barb Messing
Operating Partner at Stripes
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Scott Aronson?
- Scott Aronson is an Operating Partner at Stripes focused on enterprise companies, with over 30 years in the enterprise technology industry. Before Stripes, he was COO of Cloudera, where he was involved in the company's $5B acquisition by KKR and CD&R, and previously held C-level roles at Pivotal Software and Medallia. Earlier in his career he worked at Nortel, Inktomi, and VMware, where he was an early go-to-market leader between 2003 and 2013.
- Where does Scott Aronson work?
- Scott Aronson is Operating Partner at Stripes.
- What does Scott Aronson invest in?
- Scott Aronson invests in Enterprise Software.
- Where did Scott Aronson go to school?
- Scott Aronson studied at College of Charleston (BS BA, Finance).
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