# Scott Sackett

> Scott Sackett is Chief Advisor to the CEO at Artifex Software, the San Francisco company behind Ghostscript, MuPDF, and PyMuPDF. He has been at Artifex since January 1998, spending more than two decades running sales and licensing before shifting into an advisory seat. Before software, he was a working musician in the Bay Area and then an airline pilot for Braniff. He lives in Krum, Texas, and sits on the Denton Record-Chronicle editorial board.

- **Role:** Chief Advisor to the CEO at Artifex Software
- **Organizations:** Artifex Software, Denton Record-Chronicle Editorial Board, Braniff Airlines (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** 27+ years at Artifex Software, one of the longest tenures in commercial PDF/document software, Led sales and licensing for Ghostscript, MuPDF, PyMuPDF and SmartOffice across two decades of global growth, Selected to the Denton Record-Chronicle editorial board as a community voice

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Musician and entertainer in the San Francisco Bay Area
- **pre-1998** — Airline pilot for Braniff Airlines (Texas)
- **1998** — Joined Artifex Software
- **1998-2020s** — Vice President / Senior Vice President of Sales & Licensing at Artifex, held for more than 20 years
- **current** — Chief Advisor to the CEO at Artifex Software
- **current** — Community member of the Denton Record-Chronicle Editorial Board

## Achievements

- 27+ years at Artifex Software, one of the longest tenures in commercial PDF/document software
- Led sales and licensing for Ghostscript, MuPDF, PyMuPDF and SmartOffice across two decades of global growth
- Selected to the Denton Record-Chronicle editorial board as a community voice

## Latest updates

- **current** — Serving as Chief Advisor to the CEO at Artifex Software as the company positions Ghostscript/MuPDF/PyMuPDF for AI document workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://artifex.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-sackett-8a173310
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/artifex
- GitHub: https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottDSackett

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Last updated: 2026-07-08