Scott Galloway is a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business where he teaches brand strategy and luxury marketing. He is founder of Firebrand Partners, a Hedge Fund that joined forces with the hedge fund Harbinger Capital in order to force change on the New York Times Co. in 2008. Scott is also the founder of L2, a think tank for digital innovation.
In 2012, Scott was named one of “The 50 Best Business School Professors in the World” (Poets & Quants).
In 1997, he founded Red Envelope, the premier Internet-based consumer gift retailer. In 1992, Scott founded Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy that employs over 100 professionals in the United States, Europe and Asia. Scott was elected to the World Economic Forum’s “Global Leaders of Tomorrow,” which recognizes 100 individuals under age 40 “whose accomplishments have had impact on a global level.” Scott has served on the board of directors of Eddie Bauer, The New York Times Company, Gateway Computer, and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
Scott received a BA from UCLA and MBA from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.