Scott Crist

Scott Crist is managing partner for Texas Ventures as well as CEO of Osperity, the leader in AI-driven computer vision for certain industrial sectors. He has an extensive background as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and was the former CEO of Infrastructure Networks and founder/ CEO of Telscape International (NASDAQ), a telecommunications company focused on certain emerging markets around the world.

Prior to that, he served as President and CEO for Matrix Telecom, which Inc. Magazine previously ranked 7th on its list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the US. In addition, Scott worked for Trammell Crow Group, IBM and Booz-Allen Hamilton, earlier in his career.

He has an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NC State. He is also an Entrepreneur of the Year recipient from NASDAQ/ Ernst & Young. In addition, Scott is chairman of the VA-Gov Housing fund, the nation’s largest lender for the Veteran Administration’s Homeless Shelter Program.
He has an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NC State. He is also an Entrepreneur of the Year recipient from NASDAQ/ Ernst & Young. In addition, Scott is chairman of the VA-Gov Housing fund, the nation’s largest lender for the Veteran Administration’s Homeless Shelter Program.