Leadership

Mr. Scott is Principal of Garner Partners, a closely held investment firm focused on community-focused real estate opportunities. Mr. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry including private equity, investment banking and financial advisory. He has advised on and invested in over $5 billion of commercial real estate over his career.

Mr. Scott recently served as Director of Impact Investments at Red Stone Equity Partners with primary responsibility for overseeing the creation of a $200 million affordable housing investment fund and sourcing deals totaling $50 million of equity. Prior to joining RSE, Mr. Scott was a Principal at Advalurem Group, a middle-market focused investment firm with over $300 million of commercial real estate. At Advalurem, his primary responsibilities were overseeing capital raising, fund formation and investor relations. He also oversaw the day-to-day operations of the firm and was a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Scott was also a senior member of the acquisitions team at Strategic Capital Partners, a middle market, value-added real estate fund with over $1 billion of assets under management. Prior to SCP, Mr. Scott was a Principal at Longwing Real Estate Ventures, a New York based real estate opportunity fund sponsored by Dubai Investment Group. Mr. Scott also worked for Lazard Frères, where he helped restructure and workout entity-level real estate investments in their fund portfolios. Mr. Scott began his career in the real estate investment banking group of Prudential Securities, where he worked on a variety of transactions for real estate clients totaling over $2 billion.

Mr. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. He is board member of Friends of Morningside Park and KIPP NYC, a charter school network serving over 7,500 students.