Scott D. Bowman

Partner

Scott Bowman has nearly 20 years’ consulting and leadership experience in sales & marketing, business development, strategic planning, and corporate development (M&A, licensing and partnerships). He has built several businesses and advised companies in the technology, business services, consumer products, for-profit education and non-profit industries.

Prior to Clareo, he led a $50 million business unit at X-Rite Incorporated. He has also held leadership positions with Siebel Systems (now Oracle Corporation) overseeing teams responsible for Alliance Business Development, Global Channel Operations, Product Management and Worldwide Sales Operations. In one of his roles there, he helped design, launch and run a business unit that grew from $0 to a $70M annual run in just 18 months.

Outside of his work at Clareo, Mr. Bowman is on the Board of Trustees for Ada Christian School, and on the Board of Advisors for Partners in Compassionate Care, which recently built a hospital in South Sudan.  He is also active in mentoring and training entrepreneurs in developing countries and has traveled to Kyrgyzstan to provide strategic planning assistance for emerging businesses in the region. Scott has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Expertise

— Corporate Growth Strategy
— Strategic Planning Frameworks & Models
— Corporate Development (M&A, Licensing, Partnerships)
— Sales Process & Sales Operations
— New Business Design
— Portfolio Strategy & Management

Articles & Perspectives

“Corporate Venturing—a Powerful Tool in the Innovation Arsenal” Briefing Paper, February 2012.
“Insight Through Stewardship” Article, November 2011.

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