Scott Petty is a managing director of vSpring Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm with $260 million under management. Scott knows how to add value from the outside in. As a consultant with Bain & Company for seven years, he worked with more than 16 IT and non-IT companies, re-engineering their strategies for optimum results. Prior to vSpring, Scott was COO and a Board Director of Zuka Juice, a retail organization selling nutritional products. Under Scott's leadership, Zuka Juice grew from its first store to 96 retail units and over 400 employees. Zuka Juice was acquired by Jamba Juice (NASDAQ:JMBA), a venture backed competitor. Scott serves on the Board of Directors of the Lassonde New Venture Development Center at the University of Utah. He also serves on the National Directors Council at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Scott received a BS in economics from Brigham Young University and a MBA from the Harvard Business School. Scott has led vSpring's investments in 3point5, Alianza, AlphaBay, comScore Networks, Control4, LignUp, Zonder, and Cerberian, which was acquired by Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI). |