Presentation Date: September 22, 2019
Scott Powell, Captain, U.S. Army
Scott Powell, Captain, U.S. Army
Scott was commissioned as an officer upon graduation from Colorado College. He served as an Army Aviation
Officer and Helicopter Pilot from 1986-1995, flying 37 combat missions during Desert Storm and commanding an
Attack Helicopter company. He served in Germany, the Gulf War, Hawaii, and Haiti.
His military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Joint Services
Commendations Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Liberation of Kuwait Medal.
After leaving the Army, he earned a Masters Degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School at
Tufts University and a Masters from Harvard University.
Scott is currently an executive at Optimizely, a San Francisco-based software company.