HBS Selects Intuit Cofounder as Class Day Speaker

Harvard Business School has selected alumnus Scott Cook, cofounder and chairman of the executive committee of Intuit Inc., as the 2015 Class Day key note speaker. The 2015 Class Day will be held May 27, the day before the HBS commencement. The Class Day ceremony will take place on the Baker Lawn on the School’s campus in Boston and will also include a welcome from the co-presidents of the MBA Class of 2015, the presentation of faculty teaching awards and a student address.

Intuit Inc. is a pioneering financial software firm that is the cloud and mobile leader. Cook created a basic and intuitive software that would help people pay their bills after his wife expressed her frustration with keeping track of family finances. He cofounded Intuit in 1983. The company’s first product, Quicken, became a huge success as the result of a winning combination of revolutionary and easy-to-use software as well as constant attention to the needs of the customer, including information and service.

Intuit is now a $4.5 billion company with over 8,000 employees. The company serves more than 50 million customers around the globe. The company is also consistently ranked as one of the best places to work and among the most-admired software companies each year. In addition to Quicken, the company’s products also include TurboTax, QuickBooks, and the mobile financial app Mint.

The Harvard Business School Class Day ceremony is planned and conducted by a committee of second-year MBA students. It is open to members of the graduating class and their guests as well as alumni, faculty and staff. The Class Day events will feature award ceremonies and student speakers.

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