Scott has three decades of experience working in manufacturing, including 12 years as CEO of a catalyst technology business in Colorado focused on polymerization and a variety of other disciplines such as electronic materials. Prior to that, he worked several years for the federal government, mainly in mineral resource evaluation on federal lands. He is a graduate of Colorado State University and the University of Texas at Austin. Born and raised in Colorado, Scott’s passion for grizzly bears was sparked by the death of the last known grizzly in the state in 1979, long after they were believed to be locally extinct. He regrets that there has never been a serious grizzly reintroduction effort in Colorado, but is motivated by their survival and recovery elsewhere in the Lower 48 where they can be protected. Scott is committed to the cause of Vital Ground and other conservation efforts to ensure a better future for grizzlies, especially in unprotected areas critical to their survival.