# Scott Lien

> Scott Lien is the co-founder and CEO of GrandPad, which he started with his son Isaac in 2014 to make digital communication easier for older relatives. Raised on an Iowa dairy farm and educated at Luther College, he previously worked in corporate technology roles including at Intuit and Bank of America. His approach combines older design advisers, accessible hardware and human customer service.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at GrandPad
- **Organizations:** GrandPad, Intuit, Bank of America, Best Buy, Target, CFY / PowerMyLearning
- **Education:** Double major in computer science and business, Luther College
- **Known for:** EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Heartland Award winner., Co-founded a family-communication business that reported reaching 1.6 million connected people in 120 countries in April 2023., Built a product-development approach using older Grand Advisors and a rural customer-service workforce.

## Career timeline

- **Childhood** — Grew up on an Iowa dairy farm; sold a pig to buy a computer and taught himself programming.
- **1987** — Graduated from Luther College.
- **Before 2014** — Worked in technology for Target, Best Buy and Bank of America; led mobile technology innovation at Intuit.
- **2012-2015** — Served as Los Angeles local board chairman for CFY, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2014** — Co-founded GrandPad with his son Isaac.
- **2022** — Received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Heartland Award.
- **2023** — Discussed building GrandPad with Isaac on the By All Means podcast; profiled for rural customer-service hiring.
- **2025** — Interviewed veterans through Living Legends and visited Normandy for the 81st anniversary of D-Day.
- **2026** — Featured in the ongoing Safe and Sound cybersecurity podcast.

## Achievements

- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Heartland Award winner.
- Co-founded a family-communication business that reported reaching 1.6 million connected people in 120 countries in April 2023.
- Built a product-development approach using older Grand Advisors and a rural customer-service workforce.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Safe and Sound, the cybersecurity podcast featuring Lien, published Episode 20 on September 1.
- **2025-06** — Visited Normandy with World War II veterans for the 81st anniversary of D-Day.
- **2025-02** — Shared reflections on interviewing Harold Terens for Living Legends.

## Links

- Website: https://www.grandpad.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lienscott

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Last updated: 2026-10-15