Scott has served as President of the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), the trade association for the North American glass container manufacturing industry and its supply chain partners for over six years. He also serves as the President of Board for the Glass Recycling Foundation and on the Board of Directors for The Recycling Partnership.
Scott is also very involved in national EPR for Packaging laws and programs, serving on the Colorado EPR Producer Responsibility Advisory Board and the Maryland EPR Advisory Council.
Prior to becoming a leading voice for the glass container and recycling industry, Scott served as Vice-President of Government Affairs for the Plastics Industry Association and as EVP for Government Affairs and Communications for the National Restaurant Association. He also served as the Senior Managing Director of Government Affairs for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).
Scott has divided his 35-year career in Washington between national and international trade associations, state government affairs and federal government, working as staff at the highest levels of the US House of Representatives, with a focus on energy, environment, economic and financial policy.
Scott is from Houston, Texas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Communications and a Masters in Public Affairs, and resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and son.