Scott Faris
Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Scott is a seasoned technology executive and venture finance and innovation strategy professional with 20+ years of entrepreneurship, senior management and technical leadership experience in seed-stage investment; venture-backed startups and established public and private technology firms with a global presence.
Scott’s prior management and entrepreneurship expertise includes a diverse track record in new venture investment; technology company start-up and scaling operations; innovation process management, including technology commercialization; corporate development, strategy & strategic alliances; federal and commercial business development. Corporate strategy and development experience includes the following, with a principal focus on technology & energy industries: corporate strategy design and execution, change management, process improvement, management team development for growth. Scott is also experienced in M&A strategy and targeting, new market entry, growth strategy & competitive strategy.
Scott is active as an Officer and Director in regional and state technology and economic policy organizations. In addition to his governance roles, Scott provides leadership in the areas of science, technology & innovation policy strategy & execution for national/state/regional organizations, venture capital firms; major corporations. He is active in state/region economic/cluster development policy & program strategy and management.
Scott has a BS in MIS from Penn State University
