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Scott Cook is the cofounder of financial software giant Intuit, known for products like QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint
The Harvard Business School grad worked for Procter & Gamble and Bain before launching Intuit in 1983
He stepped down as CEO in 1994, but remains chairman of the $12.7 billion (fiscal 2022 sales) company and has a 2.7% stake
Cook and his wife are big supporters of education and have donated millions to universities and are impact investors in several ed-tech funds
Cook was planning to get a Ph.D. in economics but decided to pursue business after successfully turning his defunct college ski club into the biggest in the state