| Scott, Steve | |
| Field: | computer scientist, and electrical engineer |
| Work Institutions: | Cray Research Nvidia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Known For: | Supercomputers |
Steve Scott is a computer architect who currently serves as Corporate Vice President at Microsoft.[1] Scott was previously a Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Cray Inc.,[2] Principal Engineer at Google [3] and the chief technology officer for Nvidia's Tesla business unit.[4] Scott was employed by Cray Research, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc., and Cray, Inc. from 1992 to 2011 (with a brief hiatus in 2005).[5]
He holds 42 patents.[6] In 2005 Scott received both the ACM Maurice Wilkes Award and the IEEE Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award.[7]
Scott is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where he received a B.S. in electrical and computing engineering, an M.S. in computer science, and a Ph.D. in computer architecture. He resides in Seattle, Washington.