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
Education
- College of CharlestonBS BA, Finance
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.
Same school
Also attended College of Charleston15
Kelci HoranOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at .406 VenturesKevin DayPartner, Head of Capital Formation at Two Bear CapitalCasey TierneyInvestor at LegalTechWill WardFounder & Managing Partner at Fourward VenturesDavid TraylorSenior Managing Director at Golden EagleBrian McNamaraMBA Columbia Biz School at Cosmic Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Balto4
Also worked at Cloudera17
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCack WilhelmInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalMick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures
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Also worked at Pivotal Software, Inc.8
Mischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis VenturesSahil KhannaCEO, Sagetap at EMERGENT VENTURESJay HumPrincipal at Mighty CapitalQasim MohammadDirector at Wittington VenturesRichard SneeCMO, Venture Partner at Crane Venture PartnersDavid LiPrincipal at Avanta Ventures
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Also worked at VMware78
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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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