Environs Strategies is a marketing, business strategy and management consulting firm that provides a variety of marketing, organizational leadership and strategic planning services to organizations that take market-based approaches to addressing and capitalizing on environmental challenges and opportunities. The firm has particular expertise working with private equity firms involved in natural resource-based asset classes like forestland, farmland, renewable energy and ecosystems services.… Show more Environs Strategies is a marketing, business strategy and management consulting firm that provides a variety of marketing, organizational leadership and strategic planning services to organizations that take market-based approaches to addressing and capitalizing on environmental challenges and opportunities. The firm has particular expertise working with private equity firms involved in natural resource-based asset classes like forestland, farmland, renewable energy and ecosystems services. Environs Strategies also works with mainstream conservation groups and with companies that have an environmental management or sustainability dimension to their businesses. In addition to leading Environs Strategies, Scott also serves on the advisory board of AgIS Capital, LLC, a private-equity firm that invests in agricultural production and processing assets. Show less

Forest Systems was a sustainability-focused natural capital investment firm (AUM of $815 million) that oversaw 500,000-plus acres of working forests and other assets in nine states and advised private equity firms and conservation groups on the acquisition and management of other working landscapes. The company was a self-funded start up that was acquired by a competitor in late 2007. As a founding principal, Scott helped build and manage the firm's marketing, product development, strategic… Show more Forest Systems was a sustainability-focused natural capital investment firm (AUM of $815 million) that oversaw 500,000-plus acres of working forests and other assets in nine states and advised private equity firms and conservation groups on the acquisition and management of other working landscapes. The company was a self-funded start up that was acquired by a competitor in late 2007. As a founding principal, Scott helped build and manage the firm's marketing, product development, strategic planning and operational management infrastructure (including IT, HR, admin and compliance functions) and oversaw its environmental management and land conservation monetization initiatives. Show less

The Hancock Natural Resource Group was a subsidiary of John Hancock and is now branded under its parent company, Manulife. It was and remains the world's largest provider of both forestland and agricultural investment management services for institutional and high-net-worth investors. Scott helped conceptualize and build the company's corporate brand and two unit brands (Hancock Timber Resource Group and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group) by directing its international marketing and… Show more The Hancock Natural Resource Group was a subsidiary of John Hancock and is now branded under its parent company, Manulife. It was and remains the world's largest provider of both forestland and agricultural investment management services for institutional and high-net-worth investors. Scott helped conceptualize and build the company's corporate brand and two unit brands (Hancock Timber Resource Group and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group) by directing its international marketing and corporate communications as well as its government affairs, community relations and strategic planning functions. He also played a key role in its environmental management and land conservation initiatives. Show less

John Hancock's Investment Operations Division provided DB and DC administrative and investment management services as well as a diverse menu of alternative investment products (VC, PE, mezzanine, private debt, alternative energy, forestland, farmland and commercial real estate) to a global clientele of institutional investors. Scott advised its various units on marketing, branding and positioning and managed a team of project managers, writers and graphic designers who were responsible for… Show more John Hancock's Investment Operations Division provided DB and DC administrative and investment management services as well as a diverse menu of alternative investment products (VC, PE, mezzanine, private debt, alternative energy, forestland, farmland and commercial real estate) to a global clientele of institutional investors. Scott advised its various units on marketing, branding and positioning and managed a team of project managers, writers and graphic designers who were responsible for helping them expand their operations and raise and invest more than $15 billion. Scott initially served as marketing strategist attached to the company's institutional alternative investment sales force before being promoted to a position of division-wide responsibility. He and began his career at John Hancock in the Retail Marketing Group developing marketing and sales support materials and developing sales training programs for its individual and small-business insurance lines and its individual investment products group. Show less