Scott Taitel
Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance

Scott Taitel is Chief Operating Officer for the William J. Clinton  Foundation’s Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative.  As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Taitel is responsible for the financial, operational and project management oversight of economic development, health and nutrition projects in multiple countries including Colombia, Mexico and Peru.  Mr. Taitel also oversees impact investment funds in both Colombia and Haiti. Prior to joining the William J. Clinton Foundation, Mr. Taitel was a Managing Partner of Waypoint Investments, a venture capital firm, where he managed an international investment portfolio and served in interim management roles in portfolio companies.  His prior experience also includes roles as Chief Operating Officer for TASKING B.V., a Netherlands based software company with operations in six countries; CFO and Vice President of Active Control eXperts, an Inc. 500 OEM manufacturer of piezoelectric motion control devices and as Vice President of Intermetrics Microsystems Software, Inc. a software developer with operations in the US, Europe and Asia.  His earlier career was as an economic development planner with both City and Community Action Agencies. Mr. Taitel has an undergraduate degree in Policy Studies from Syracuse University and an MBA from Northeastern University where he taught various Financial Management courses for 15 years as an adjunct faculty member.











Areas of Expertise

  • Economic Development
  • Environment
  • Finance
  • Health Management
  • International Development
  • Management