Scott Galloway
Born: November 3, 1964 – Los Angeles, California, United States
Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, serial entrepreneur, and bestselling author specializing in technology, business strategy, and personal finance. His notable works include The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Post Corona, and Adrift, with translations into 28 languages and a global audience spanning millions through books, podcasts, and online media.
Biography & Author's Journey
Scott Galloway was born on November 3, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to immigrant parents—his father from Scotland and his mother from England. After graduating from UCLA in 1987, Galloway began his career as a fixed income analyst at Morgan Stanley. Early on, he demonstrated entrepreneurial instincts, founding several companies across different sectors. These included the brand consultancy Prophet in 1992, the e-commerce platform RedEnvelope in 1997, and L2, a digital intelligence firm, in 2010. L2 was later acquired by Gartner for $155 million, marking a significant milestone and elevating Galloway's profile as an entrepreneur with a knack for analyzing and predicting digital trends.
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"Scott Galloway is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Post Corona, and Adrift"
— Penguin Random House
"Scott Galloway lays bare the rules of financial success in today’s economy in his characteristic unvarnished, no-BS style"
— Penguin Random House
"Scott Galloway's The Algebra of Happiness shares hard-won wisdom and poignant personal stories"
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"Scott Galloway is a bestselling author, NYU professor and co-host of the Pivot podcast"
— Audible
"Scott Galloway is widely recognized for his insights on Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google in The Four"
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"Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at NYU Stern, has written extensively about tech and business giants"
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