
Scott Parent
VP and & Field CTO,
Ansys
Scott is currently VP and field CTO at Ansys, connecting globally with customers to understand their digital engineering development needs and aligning methodologies Ansys uses to support their transitions. Scott had a number of preceding CTO/COO roles with GE, BP, and Baker Hughes. Scott has a broad leadership background in technology, from multi-physics simulation to robotics, analytics, sensor development, asset health monitoring, AI/ML, additive manufacturing, computer vision, edge analytics, and other associated 5-IR technologies. He is a Trained Six Sigma Blackbelt and sits on Pennsylvania State University’s Nuclear Engineering Advisory Council. Scott has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maine and a master’s in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University.