Rick Scott

Rick Scott (elected 2020) retired from The McKnight Foundation in 2020. He joined McKnight in 1999 as Director of Finance, becoming Vice President, Finance and Administration in 2000. In 2006 he was named Vice President of Finance and Compliance, and Secretary, focusing on foundation governance, compliance, financial operations, and investment management. Previously, Rick spent 5 years as CFO of The Guthrie Theater following 5 years as CFO of a human service agency in the Twin Cities area and thirteen years in financial management in the tech industry. His undergraduate and graduate studies were in international economics, supplemented with language studies in Spanish, Russian, German, Italian and French. Rick continues to advise non-profit organizations on investment, finance, and compliance issues.

Community service has included boards of MN Museum of American Art (the M), MN Council on Foundations, MN Charities Review Council, PFund, Quatrefoil Library, Foundation Financial Officers Group, and Northern Clay Center, and committees of Third Avenue Playhouse, Council on Foundations, and Headwaters Foundation among others. He is a member of the Walker Art Center, Mpls Institute of Arts, Russian Art Museum, Northern Clay Center, the M, and Door County Land Trust.

Rick’s non-work interests include the visual and theater arts, history and language studies, hiking, sailing, skiing, land conservation, and both domestic and international travel.