Bio

Erik Scott is Co-founder and Partner of Avance Investment Management, LLC. Prior to co-founding Avance, he was a Managing Director at Palladium Equity Partners. Prior to Palladium, Mr. Scott had several senior private equity roles, including Principal at FdG Associates and Principal of Parthenon Capital. Prior to Parthenon Capital, Mr. Scott worked at Raymond James Capital’s private equity business, at Allied Capital making mezzanine/growth investments, at Alex. Brown & Sons in tech/M&A and began his career at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. in M&A. Mr. Scott earned a B.A. magna cum laude in Economics with a concentration in Spanish from Vanderbilt University, and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia where he was a recipient of the William Michael Shermet award. Mr. Scott has also been involved in several non-profit organizations including The Robert Toigo Foundation, where he has served on the board, The Robin Hood Foundation, New York Cares, Donors Choose and various art museums. Mr. Scott lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children.