# Scott Collison

> Scott Collison is an Austin-based software executive and CEO of Fourth. He served as Personify’s president and CEO from 2020 through its acquisition by Momentive, announced in January 2026. His earlier career includes leadership at Anaconda, Microsoft, Salesforce and VMware, and co-founding Ohloh. He holds a Berkeley doctorate in Cultural Anthropology and German.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Fourth
- **Organizations:** Fourth, Personify, Anaconda, Nitrous, VMware, Salesforce, Microsoft, Ohloh, Geeknet, Signio
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology and German, University of California, Berkeley, B.A. with Special Honors, University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Former Fulbright scholar., Led Anaconda’s transition from consultancy toward a product company, as credited by successor Peter Wang., Led Personify through growth and its acquisition by Momentive.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Senior Director of Platform Strategy at Microsoft.
- **2004-2009** — Co-founder and CEO of Ohloh.
- **2009** — Joined Geeknet after its acquisition of Ohloh.
- **2011** — Resigned as president and CEO of Geeknet’s Media business on March 21.
- **2017** — Appointed CEO of Continuum Analytics, subsequently known as Anaconda; previously CEO of Nitrous.
- **2019** — Peter Wang succeeded him as Anaconda CEO.
- **2020** — Appointed Personify president and CEO; Personify acquired MemberClicks in December.
- **2022** — Personify acquired GTR Event Technology during his tenure.
- **2026** — Momentive announced its acquisition of Personify in January; Fourth appointed Collison CEO in March.

## Achievements

- Former Fulbright scholar.
- Led Anaconda’s transition from consultancy toward a product company, as credited by successor Peter Wang.
- Led Personify through growth and its acquisition by Momentive.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Momentive announced the acquisition of Personify on January 6; Collison publicly thanked his colleagues.
- **2026-03** — Appointed CEO of Fourth on March 12.
- **2026-06** — Fourth’s author archive lists his article AI in Restaurants: 25 Tools for 2026, dated June 1.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcollison

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Last updated: 2026-10-13