With over 25 years of strategy, business development, sales, marketing, product and consulting experience primarily in the Internet, digital media and technology space, Scott has been successful developing and growing businesses in the United States and Asia (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore).  Doing business in Asia since 1999 and living in China since 2005, his experience includes senior executive roles in public companies, start-ups, and global consultancies (including McKinsey, Deloitte, Gallup and Wunderman).

Scott made a purpose-driven career shift in 2017 to become a certified scale-up business coach, delivering MEANINGFUL IMPACT helping entrepreneurial CEOs (and their leadership teams) who are passionate about growth to successfully scale their businesses with ease, speed, and confidence.  He also serves on multiple advisory boards; is a founding board member of Kehilat Shanghai (a dynamic community of Jews from around the globe living in Shanghai); and is an Adjunct Partner (Entrepreneur in Residence + CEO Mentor) at SOSV – Chinaccelerator and Mobile Only Accelerator (MOX).

Scott holds a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and he received both an MBA in finance and a JD from UCLA.  He is fully conversational in Mandarin Chinese, and lives in Shanghai with his wife (who is a local entrepreneur growing a children’s fashion brand) and young daughter.

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