Scott graduated from the University of Michigan in 1992 with a BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering. After college he worked at Ford Motor Company in forecasting, planning, and logistics for five years before leaving to attend graduate school. Scott graduated with honors from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 2000 receiving an MBA in Finance and Accounting and is currently a member of Hermes Society Leadership Committee. While studying full time at Columbia he worked as an analyst at Gabelli Asset Management and later interned at Edgewood Management. He accepted a Senior Research position with Edgewood Management in 2000 and was promoted to Managing Director in 2010 and was then made a Partner in December 2016. Scott is currently a member of the Fairfield County Bank Board of Directors.