Scott Lipsky

Scott began his career as a technology entrepreneur in 1981 at the age 16, when he started consulting and developing software for small businesses. He supplied custom software in the emerging personal computer market, at a time when commercially available software was sparse.

In 1987 he joined Babbage’s, a Dallas-based retail chain, as originator and head of their IT department. While there, he designed and developed the first fully “distributed processing” retail-chain management system running on Intel PC’s. Scott played an active role in Babbage’s IPO in 1989. Babbage’s is now part of the GameStop (GME) retail chain.

With the success of his inventions at Babbage’s, and after requests rolled in from other retailers for a license to use the retailer’s technology, Scott launched Omni Information Group in 1991 to provide similar distributed solutions to others. Scott served as the company’s president and technology architect, and provided retail technology to major retailers including Barnes & Noble and County Seat Stores.

In 1994, Scott joined Barnes & Noble (BN) in New York as their Chief Technology Officer for both their retail store and college bookstore divisions. He was responsible for overall management of technology operations, planning, architecture and development.

In 1996, Scott was picked by Jeff Bezos to join Amazon.com (AMZN) as Vice President of Business Expansion, playing a leadership role in the early expansion of the world’s largest online retailer. Scott was responsible for strategic and technology planning, business development & expansion and content acquisition & licensing. Scott played an active role in the company’s IPO.

Scott then co-founded Avenue A – now aQuantive (AQNT) – in October 1997 and served as its Chief Technology Officer. Avenue A is a digital marketing technology and services organization, helping advertisers and ad agencies intelligently market products and services online. Scott was responsible for the design, development and operation of Avenue A’s extensive proprietary technology, has been issued patents based on his inventions, and played an active role in the company’s IPO. aQuantive has evolved into the largest and most highly regarded interactive marketing company in the world.

In 2003 Scott founded GalleryPlayer, the world’s first supplier of high definition digital art and imagery to consumers for their flat screen TV’s. Partnered with The Metropolitan Museum Art, National Geographic, DK Publishing, Corbis and many other leading imagery suppliers, the company develops content products and technology to transform any TV into a digital canvas. After acting as CEO for the first two years of operation, Scott is now chairman of the board.

Since 1999, Scott has also been an angel investor, a technology pundit and an advisor for businesses developing emerging technology and products. In 2005, he joined the board of directors of the Woodland Park Zoo, focusing on implementation of new technology to improve information gathering & analysis, and to enhance the zoo visitor experience.