Scott grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Newton North High School.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his MBA from Babson College. He also holds a variety of designations (CFP®, CHFC®, CLU®, and CASL®) from the American College, the premiere College for continuing education in the Financial Services Industry.

After years spent in developing marketing and business relationships in both the retail and wholesale trades, Scott began his career in the financial industry in 2005 when he joined MetLife. In 2006 he received the super starter award, and in 2008 attended his first Leader's Conference he was named Rookie Financial Planner of the Year and was named Financial Planner of the year in 2010 and 2011.  He is a multiple Leader's Conference Qualifier. In 2012 he obtained his CFP® designation from the American College.  In 2013 he qualified for The Million Dollar Round Table.  In 2015 he joined Baystate Financial.

Scott is a past member of the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club. Scott resides in Brattleboro, VT with his wife Dana, his daughter Sarah, and son Matthew.