Scott E. McIntyre Scott is a lifelong entrepreneur and venture catalyst focused on FinTech, AgTech and EdTech sectors. He currently serves as President of American co-op, Hemp Made Products, helping advance the regenerative agriculture movement in the US and Latin America. As a volunteer, in addition to his work at NCG on the SCF, Scott recently concluded his 4th term as President & Chair (remaining as Chairman), of the Crowdfunding Professional Association, the leading 501(c)(6) trade group formed by the change agents behind the JOBS Act of 2012 and Crowdfunding’s emergence since. Scott is active in venture communities and a frequent speaker in the U.S. and abroad, addressing audiences in the tens of thousands in China and Russia, and delivering keynote presentations to governments and global conferences in Australia and India, and in Austria where the U.S. State Department selected him to address the European Union’s Finance Ministers on the subject of Alternative Finance. Scott maintains an active network of leading AltFin bodies with associates in over 20 countries, and he served as Interim CEO of a unit of Groupo Venture Capital, a Chilean investment bank. Scott is a recognized pioneer in Education Technology since his role as a founding executive of REAL Education in 1994, the startup that built the first online education platform, launching worldwide as eCollege at IPO in 1999. eCollege is now a cornerstone product of global Education market leader, Pearson, having acquired eCollege for $477 million in 2007. While a Director at The University of Toledo, Scott envisioned, implemented and managed the school’s first Office of Student Entrepreneurship & Engagement, and managed the State of Ohio’s Edison Technology Incubation program. SCF’s entrepreneurship & workforce development program carries on that work, now providing a platform able to guide aspiring innovators, academic institutions and growing companies into community partnerships focused on sustainability. Whether helping student entrepreneurs, transitioning workers or small business owners, Scott is passionate about sustainable economic development. Details of Scott’s work history, achievements and recommendations can be viewed on his Linkedin profile.