A graduate of the Department of Marketing, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Scott has worked in higher education since 1996. Starting his career in development working on the University of Strathclyde's successful Campaign 2000, he has worked at the Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin and Adam Smith College in Fife. He is currently responsible for the GSA's Marketing and Communication Office which has a wide ranging remit including Student Recruitment, Alumni, Events, Exhibitions, Cultural Engagement and GSA Enterprises. He completed the Leadership Foundation Top Management Programme in 2010.