Scott Taitel

Scott Taitel is an expert in designing innovative financial structures to achieve social impact as well the performance evaluation of social enterprises with a focus on the correlation of financial and social returns.

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As (now retired) Clinical Professor at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Scott led the school’s specialization in Social Impact, Innovation & Investment and directed its Financial Initiative on Social Impact.  Scott taught graduate courses in Social Impact Investment, Managing Financial & Social Returns of the Social Enterprise, Corporate Finance and Public Policy and Financial Management of the Global Nonprofit.

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As the former Chief Operating Officer of the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, Scott has developed, financed and monitored social impact projects throughout the developing world, created and implemented Impact Investment Funds and designed the operational and financing structure of social enterprises in numerous sectors including agriculture, last mile distribution and training and education.

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Scott has also been Managing Partner of a venture capital firm, and CFO, COO and Treasury Manager for both private and public multinational companies.  Scott began his early career as an urban Economic Development planner responsible for public private partnership development and the formation of a Community Development Credit Union.

Scott holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a BA in Policy Studies from Syracuse University.