Scott is a Career Coach at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto. In his current role, he supports Eastside alumni to and through college by instilling the life and leadership skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Scott is also the founder and Executive Director of Achieving Results by Overcoming Obstacles (AROO). AROO is a nonprofit that inspires and challenges at­-risk youth to reach their full potential and achieve their most ambitious goals through the sport of Obstacle Course Racing (Spartan Race, Tough Mudder).

Prior to founding AROO, Scott was a Broad Resident and served as the Director of Business Strategy at the largest charter management organization in Los Angeles. Prior to that, he was a human capital consultant first at TNTP and later with Partners in School Innovation, where he focused on talent and performance management and school and district transformation. Scott was also an Education Pioneers Graduate Fellow, where he streamlined front and back office operations for a high­-performing LA charter school.

Scott's career in education began as a corps member, where he taught 6th grade math and science in South Los Angeles. Scott holds a B.A. in business economics from UC Santa Barbara, an M.A. in education from Loyola Marymount University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.