Edward W. Scott
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Edward W. "Ed" Scott, Jr. is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former senior United States government official. Along with Bill Coleman and Alfred Chuang
, he founded enterprise software company BEA Systems
.
Scott worked for the United States government for seventeen years. Mr. Scott served seven Attorneys General
(Republicans and Democrats), reaching the position of Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Administration in the Office of Management and Finance
in the Department of Justice
. He also served three Secretaries of Transportation
. During the Carter
administration, Scott served as an Assistant Secretary for Administration in the Department of Transportation
and was a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive
as well as the William A. Jump Memorial Foundation Meritorious Award for Exemplary Achievement in Public Administration.
After leaving government service, Scott entered the technology industry, working for Computer Consoles Inc.
, Pyramid Technology
and Sun Microsystems
where he co-founded Sun Federal, which provided services to the U.S. government. Scott co-founded BEA Systems in 1995, where he was President and Executive Vice President for World Wide Field Operations. He now has no direct role in the management of the firm. Oracle purchased BEA Systems in 2008 for $8.5 billion.
In November 2001, Scott co-founded the Center for Global Development
(CGD) together with C. Fred Bergsten
and Nancy Birdsall
. He is currently CGD's Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2002, Scott co-founded the advocacy organization DATA
together with Bill Gates
and George Soros
. DATA has now joined forces with the ONE Campaign
, which Bono
co-founded.
In 2004, Scott founded Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, originally led by Jack Valenti
, which provides support in the U.S. for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
. He serves as Chairman Emeritus. Additionally, Scott is a board member at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and New York-based nonprofit organization Malaria No More
. In 2008, Scott founded the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA), where he serves as the Chairman.
In 2007, Scott established and funded the Scott Family Liberia Fellows program, which provides a cadre of trained economists and development specialists that work directly for the cabinet secretaries of various Liberian ministries to assist the President of Liberia. He was the principal donor to create the Scott Center for Autism Treatment at the Florida Institute of Technology
, where he serves on the Board of Trustees. Scott serves on the Boards of Voxiva
and Stitcher Radio
. In addition, Scott is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the majority shareholder of the Florida Beer Company
. Scott founded, built, owns, and operates the Kiwi Tennis Club in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.
Scott is a frequent lecturer around the world on issues of global development, global public health, computers, and entrepreneurship. He has spoken at a number of universities including Oxford University
and Georgetown University
as well as at variety of venues ranging from the Aspen Ideas Festival to the Washington National Cathedral
Sunday Forum.
Scott was educated at Michigan State University
where he received a B.A.
and an M.A.
in political science. He also holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
from University College
of Oxford University
. In May 2011, Scott received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, where he served as the commencement speaker.
Alfred Chuang
Alfred S. Chuang was the founder, chairman, CEO and president of BEA Systems until it was purchased by Oracle in April 2008. Prior to founding BEA, Chuang worked at Sun Microsystems.Chuang received a B.S...
, he founded enterprise software company BEA Systems
BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products known as "middleware", which connect software applications to databases and was acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008.- History :...
.
Scott worked for the United States government for seventeen years. Mr. Scott served seven Attorneys General
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
(Republicans and Democrats), reaching the position of Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Administration in the Office of Management and Finance
United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division
The Justice Management Division is a division of the United States Department of Justice. It is the administrative arm of the Department of Justice. Its mission is to support the some 40 senior management offices , offices, bureaus, and divisions of the DOJ...
in the Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
. He also served three Secretaries of Transportation
United States Secretary of Transportation
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fourteenth in the Presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Transportation on October 15, 1966,...
. During the Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
administration, Scott served as an Assistant Secretary for Administration in the Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
and was a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive
Presidential Rank Awards
The Presidential Rank Awards program is an individual award program granted by the United States Government to career Senior Executive Service members and Senior Career Employees within the OPM-allocated Senior-Level or Scientific-Professional community...
as well as the William A. Jump Memorial Foundation Meritorious Award for Exemplary Achievement in Public Administration.
After leaving government service, Scott entered the technology industry, working for Computer Consoles Inc.
Computer Consoles Inc.
Computer Consoles Inc. or CCI was a telephony and computer company located in Rochester, New York, USA, which did business first as a private, and then ultimately a public company from 1968 to 1990...
, Pyramid Technology
Pyramid Technology
Pyramid Technology Corporation was a computer company that produced a number of RISC-based minicomputers at the upper end of the performance range. They also became the second company to ship a multiprocessor Unix system , in 1985, which formed the basis of their product line into the early 1990s...
and Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
where he co-founded Sun Federal, which provided services to the U.S. government. Scott co-founded BEA Systems in 1995, where he was President and Executive Vice President for World Wide Field Operations. He now has no direct role in the management of the firm. Oracle purchased BEA Systems in 2008 for $8.5 billion.
In November 2001, Scott co-founded the Center for Global Development
Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development is a non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C. that focuses on international development. It was founded in November 2001 by former senior U.S. official Edward W. Scott, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, C. Fred Bergsten, and...
(CGD) together with C. Fred Bergsten
C. Fred Bergsten
C. Fred Bergsten is an American economist, author, and political adviser. He has served as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department and has been director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, formerly the Institute for International Economics,...
and Nancy Birdsall
Nancy Birdsall
Nancy Birdsall is the founding president of the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, USA, and former executive vice-president of the Inter-American Development Bank. She co-founded CGD in November 2001 with C. Fred Bergsten and Edward W. Scott, Jr...
. He is currently CGD's Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2002, Scott co-founded the advocacy organization DATA
DATA
Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa was a multinational non-government organization founded in January 2002 in London by U2's Bono along with Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign....
together with Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
and George Soros
George Soros
George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, philosopher, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. Soros supports progressive-liberal causes...
. DATA has now joined forces with the ONE Campaign
ONE Campaign
The ONE Campaign is an international, nonpartisan, non-profit organization which aims to increase government funding for and effectiveness of international aid programs....
, which Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...
co-founded.
In 2004, Scott founded Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, originally led by Jack Valenti
Jack Valenti
Jack Joseph Valenti was a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world...
, which provides support in the U.S. for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing organization that aims to "[a]ttract and disburse additional resources to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria." A public–private partnership, the organization has its secretariat in Geneva,...
. He serves as Chairman Emeritus. Additionally, Scott is a board member at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and New York-based nonprofit organization Malaria No More
Malaria No More
Malaria No More is a nonprofit organization that aims to end death caused by malaria in Africa by 2015. Malaria No More is known for its participation in the Idol Gives Back charity specials.- History :...
. In 2008, Scott founded the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA), where he serves as the Chairman.
In 2007, Scott established and funded the Scott Family Liberia Fellows program, which provides a cadre of trained economists and development specialists that work directly for the cabinet secretaries of various Liberian ministries to assist the President of Liberia. He was the principal donor to create the Scott Center for Autism Treatment at the Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is an independent private technical research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, the institute has been known by its present name since 1966. Florida Tech's curriculum...
, where he serves on the Board of Trustees. Scott serves on the Boards of Voxiva
Voxiva
Voxiva, INC. is a privately owned, global provider of mobile solutions. Voxiva leverages the world’s 5 billion mobile phones to communicate and interact with people to help them live healthier lives...
and Stitcher Radio
Stitcher Radio
Stitcher is an on-demand internet radio service that focuses on news and information radio and podcasts. It provides free online streaming through the website and also using native mobile applications such as the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm webOS...
. In addition, Scott is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the majority shareholder of the Florida Beer Company
Florida Beer Company
Florida Beer Company is an independent craft brewery located in Melbourne, Florida.-History:Florida Beer Company is organized in the state of Florida as a C Corporation...
. Scott founded, built, owns, and operates the Kiwi Tennis Club in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.
Scott is a frequent lecturer around the world on issues of global development, global public health, computers, and entrepreneurship. He has spoken at a number of universities including Oxford University
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
as well as at variety of venues ranging from the Aspen Ideas Festival to the Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...
Sunday Forum.
Scott was educated at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
where he received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in political science. He also holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, politics, and economics is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate/graduate degree which combines study from the three disciplines...
from University College
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
of Oxford University
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. In May 2011, Scott received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, where he served as the commencement speaker.
Authored
- Edward W. Scott, Jr., "The Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Past Progress and Hope for the Future", UN ChronicleUN ChronicleThe UN Chronicle is a quarterly publication of the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information, reporting on issues such as human rights, economic development, peacekeeping, health, refugees, programs and activities of the UN and regional issues...
, December 2007.
- Daniel Goldrich and Edward W. Scott, "Developing Political Orientations of Panamanian Students", Journal of PoliticsJournal of PoliticsThe Journal of Politics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of political science established in 1939 and published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association....
, February 1961.
Lectures
- Ed Scott as the Washington National Cathedral Sunday Forum guest on December 6, 2009
- Edward Scott, Jr. as a panelist for "The Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS" at Georgetown University on February 19, 2009
- Remarks by CIFA Founder and Chairman Ed Scott at the "Leadership Consultation On Scaling Up The Faith Community Impact Against Malaria" at Georgetown University on December 12, 2008
- Ed Scott as a panelist for the launch event of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on September 29, 2008
External links
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at the Center for Global Development
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at Malaria No More
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at the Florida Institute of Technology
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at the Georgetown Global Forum
- Edward W. Scott, Jr. at Whole Child International
- Edward Scott at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
- Ed Scott at Voxiva
- Ed Scott at Stitcher
- Ed Scott at the Inter-American Development Bank 2008 Annual Meeting
- Scott Family Liberia Fellows at the Center for Global Development
- The Scott Center for Autism Treatment at the Florida Institute of Technology
- Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria