Scott is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He began his oil and gas career at Devon Energy Corporation where from 2000 to 2013, he gained diverse experience in the areas of corporate finance, banking, planning, corporate modeling, risk management and investor relations. Beginning in early 2013, he served as CFO of Equal Energy Ltd., a publicly-traded independent oil and gas company which was sold in July 2014.