Scott Cook

The Intuit cofounder says social change is hard, but impact investing is the way ahead. “We’ll probably do it for a decade, 20 years,” Cook said of his impact portfolio. Cook’s investing focuses on bringing technology into education and helping close the achievement gap, especially around pre-K for low-income youth. He’s invested $8.8 million into edtech funds like Reach, Owl and Rethink Education and $26.4 million into nine startups, including literacy software LightSail and data-driven higher education engagement platform Civitas.