Ryan Scott, Director, Business Development

Ryan Scott is the Director of Business Development for New Frontier Data. Scott specializes in business development, strategic partnerships, and new market positioning. Scott has helped organizations to connect the dots between identifying growth strategies and developing and executing implementation plans required to succeed across numerous dimensions, including business, financial, marketing and organizational strategy.

Most recently, Scott served as a Senior Vice President at Blaylock Van, a full service investment bank, where he led business development activities in the Northeast region for the firm. Prior to Blaylock Van, Scott led new market development in the New York office at Next Street, a modern merchant bank that provides advice and capital solutions to revitalize communities, grow businesses, create jobs, and deliver financial and social returns to their partners.

Scott also has experience at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Proshares in a variety of finance and consulting roles. Scott graduated from Allegheny College with a degree Communications and Economics. Scott went on to complete his M.B.A. at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business.

Additionally, Scott is the cofounder of IMPACT, the Washington, DC-based nonprofit, which acts to promote civic engagement and economic success among young professionals of color. Scott is a former college basketball athlete who now enjoys Muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and yoga.