Principals
3
Principal Net Worth
$6.3B
Data Flags
Net worth verified: $6.27B (Goodreturns #622); $3.1B in INTU shares (GuruFocus Dec 2025); Bloomberg tracks; Giving Pledge signatory (2010); 2.3-2.7% Intuit stake
Cook Family Foundation
UnknownHigh ConfidenceLast verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Source File
- research/organizations/cook-family-foundation.md
- UID
- fo-cook-family-foundation
Also Known As
Team Members (2)
Related Entities (2)
(NASDAQ: INTU) Founded 1983 Headquarters: Mountain View, California Products: QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karma, Mint, Mailchimp Market Cap: ~$150B+ (as of 2024) Employees: ~17,000 Scott Cook: Founder, Chairman of Executive Committee
Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG): Online real estate marketplace Founded 2005, went public 2011 Market cap: ~$10-15B (varies) Rich Barton owns significant stake Portfolio includes: Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, Out East, ShowingTime Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE): Online travel company Rich Barton founded 1996 within Microsoft Spun out as independent company 1999 Rich Barton served as CEO 1999-2003 No longer actively involved (sold most stake) Glassdoor: Company review and job search platform Co-founded 2007 with Robert Hohman and Tim Besse Acquired by Recruit Holdings in 2018 for $1.2B Rich Barton served on board as founding investor Successfully exited
Known Associates (6)
Cascade Investment
Fellow Giving Pledge signatory, tech entrepreneur
Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins, early Intuit investor, Giving Pledge signatory
Salesforce founder, tech peer, Giving Pledge signatory
eBay founder (Scott served on eBay board), Giving Pledge signatory
Intuit co-founder
Berkshire Hathaway
Fellow Giving Pledge signatory, business leader
Relationship Strength
Sources (5)
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence; net worth verified from Goodreturns ($6.27B #622), GuruFocus ($3.1B INTU shares Dec 2025), Bloomberg (2.3% stake); updated from ~$5B estimate
- 2025-12-26Added Intuit Inc. leadership team with LinkedIn URLs (Sasan Goodarzi CEO, Sandeep Aujla CFO, Alex Balazs CTO, Marianna Tessel EVP, Greg Johnson CCO, Kerry McLean GC). Added Scott Cook LinkedIn URL.
- 2025-12-11Updated Current Team section with structured leadership table: Scott Cook (Founder & Chairman Emeritus), Signe Ostby (Co-philanthropist), and typical family office staff structure.
- 2025-12-11Initial research file created. Scott Cook (Intuit founder, ~$5B net worth, Forbes 400 member, Giving Pledge signatory 2010) and spouse Signe Ostby. Source of wealth: Intuit (QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karma, Mint). Philanthropy focus: education, entrepreneurship, economic opportunity. Private family office structure.