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Ryan Scott

Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures

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Overview

Ryan Scott serves as an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures as of August 2024.[1][3] Scott brings over two decades of experience in marketing, e-commerce, retail, and business leadership.[2] From April 2019 to December 2023, Scott held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at Etsy, during which time gross sales grew from $3 billion to $14 billion, and was subsequently listed on Forbes' 2023 Entrepreneurial CMO 50.[2][7] Prior to Etsy, Scott served as Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Slice from March 2017 to April 2019.[10] Scott's earlier career included a role as Chief Marketing Officer at Grubhub Seamless, where Scott contributed to gross sales growth from $100 million to $6 billion and the company's 2013 initial public offering.[2] Scott holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic Advertising and Brand Communications from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical and Biological Anthropology from the University at Buffalo.[11][12]

Profile introduction
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Ryan has over two decades of experience in marketing, e-commerce, retail, and business leadership. For five years, he has served as Etsy’s Global CMO and grew gross sales from $3B to $14B. In 2023, he was listed on Forbes' 2023 Entrepreneurial CMO 50. Further, he was the former CMO at Grubhub Seamless (IPO 2013), playing a pivotal role in gross sales growth from $100mm to $6B, raising $50mm from Spectrum Equity Partners, and leading the company's IPO. He also contributed to leading consumer brands like American Express, DirecTV, Acxiom (clients: GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Priceline, Intu…

Career history

  1. Operating PartnerAug 2024 to presentKhosla Ventures
  2. Board MemberSep 2024 to presentRover.com
  3. Board MemberApr 2026 to presentInkitt
  4. Advisor to CEODec 2023 to Jul 2024Etsy
  5. Chief Marketing OfficerApr 2019 to Dec 2023Etsy
  6. Client Advisory CouncilOct 2019 to Jun 2024Meta
  7. Retail Advisory CouncilJan 2019 to Jun 2024Google
  8. Chief Customer and Marketing OfficerMar 2017 to Apr 2019Slice
  9. Chief Customer and Marketing OfficerSlice Labs
  10. Chief Marketing OfficerEtsy INC

Education

  1. MS, Strategic Advertising & Brand Communications Program2007 - 2008Columbia University
  2. BA, Physical and Biological AnthropologyUniversityat Buffalo

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