Scott Amyx

Founder and CEO, Amyx+

B.A. Economics (1996)

CEO of Amyx+, an award-winning IoT business transformation firm specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, innovation & product development.
Most Innovative Startup of 2016 awarded by the Cloud and DevOps World Award to Affectio Inc., the data analytics platform of Scott’s company Amyx+. Previously involved in start-ups and venture capital as Managing Partner of Venture1st.
Inspired by his experience of starting out as an impoverished immigrant, Scott’s new book Strive will illustrate how doing the most uncomfortable thing leads to success (to be published by Wiley & Sons in 2017). He is also the co-author of The Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems Handbook by John Wiley and Sons and a chapter in The Advances in Information Security, Privacy, & Ethics Book Series by IGI Global.
Voted one of the Top 10 Global Speakers by Speaking.com, Top Global IoT Influencer & Expert by Inc. Magazine, and Top IoT Authority by the Internet of Things Institute. Featured in publications including The New York Times, Wired, Time, and the Washington Post.
Nominated to join the World Economic Forum’s Future of the Internet Committee. Nominated by The Republic of Korea to represent cutting-edge research and case studies on the Internet of Things at the ITU Telecom World 2015.
Keynote speaker for Cal State East Bay’s inaugural StartUp Weekend 2014, now produced annually by the student StartUp East Bay club.

Notable CSU Alumni in business & professional services