Scott is the Managing Director, North America for dsm-firmenich venturing. Before joining dsm-firmenich, Scott was a Managing Director at Middleland Capital in Washington D.C. where he built and managed a portfolio of technology investments across the life sciences sector, including functional ingredients, therapeutics, agriculture, diagnostics, and animal health. Prior to Middleland, he was a Managing Director with Third Security, a private equity firm focusing on biotechnology and pharmaceutical opportunities, where he both led direct investments and took interim operating roles within portfolio companies. Over his career, Scott's 20+ portfolio companies have raised well over $2B USD and realized multiple public and private exits. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the State University of New York, and a Ph. D. in Bioorganic Chemistry from The University of Rochester, School of Medicine