Scott brings over 15 years of experience across public policy, government and the private sector, with expertise in land-use planning, natural resource policy and resource stewardship in British Columbia and across Canada. He also has experience working with First Nations and local governments on complex land-use and resource policy issues.
Prior to joining Earnscliffe, Scott served as a senior advisor to several B.C. cabinet ministers, including ministers responsible for energy, forests and water, land and resource stewardship. In these roles, he worked directly with ministers and senior government officials on policy development, land-use planning, natural resource management and regulatory issues.
Earlier in his career, Scott worked in the private sector, supporting the expansion of a B.C.-based engineering company into the United States. He has also applied his public relations and communications experience in the non-profit sector, leading fundraising and advocacy campaigns for Oxfam Canada. Scott was a founding board member of the Tekera Foundation, a community development organization based in Uganda.
Born and raised on the West Coast, Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English Literature from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Arts in International Studies from Simon Fraser University.