Scott founded the company that is now Capital Pacific in 1996. Scott has been actively involved in the real estate industry for over twenty years, negotiating numerous transactions involving retail, office and industrial properties. He has exclusively represented the unique needs of both individual and institutional clients, and has a thorough understanding of real estate finance.

Scott began his business career with CB Richard Ellis, where he was named CB's Regional Rookie of the Year, Inter-Mountain Region. He attended the University of Oregon ('87), where he earned a BS in Business Administration with a major emphasis in Finance, and a minor emphasis in Real Estate Finance. While at the University of Oregon, Scott was awarded an International Exchange Scholarship, pursuant to which he studied Finance at the Sanno Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

He resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Danielle, sons Duncan and Eli, and daughter Tatum.