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Founder of Behance, VP of Adobe’s Mobile Products, Author of Making Ideas Happen Scott Belsky has committed his professional life to help organize creative people, teams, and networks. Scott is Adobe’s Vice President of Mobile Products and leads Behance, the online platform to showcase and discover creative work. Scott co-founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Scott is also the Publisher of 99U, a think tank and annual conference for creative leaders focused on the execution of ideas. He is a frequent contributor on MSNBC and has worked with leading companies and organizations including General Electric, Proctor & Gamble, and Facebook to enhance productivity and organizational design. In 2010, Scott was also included in Fast Company’s list of “100 Most Creative People in Business.” Scott is the author of the international bestselling book Making Ideas Happen (Portfolio, Penguin Books). He serves on Cornell University’s Entrepreneurship Advisory Council and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He is also a product advisor and investor for several early-stage companies. He attended Cornell University as an undergraduate and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.