After joining Watt in 1976 as Senior Vice President of Forward Planning, Scott Watt is now the company’s Chairman.  Prior to joining, Scott founded and led Scottfield Building Corporation, a company that built more than 10,000 residential units and a shopping center during its six year history. 

During his time as SVP of Forward Planning, Scott completed $50 million in office buildings, shopping centers and industrial building development.  In 1986, he became President of W & B Builders, parent to several Watt subsidiaries.  Under his leadership, the division completed over a million square feet of commercial and industrial properties during a three year span.  From 1998 to 2006, Scott was a partner in the award-winning John Laing Homes, a company that built more than 3,000 houses per year and generated over $1.1 billion in revenue.

Scott is a graduate of the University of Southern California and holds a Master’s Degree in Education, with an emphasis in counseling, from the University of Miami.  Scott is, or has served as, a Board Member for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, Union Rescue Mission, Chairman for Christian Associates Los Angeles, and the Board of Brentwood School.  He was a chapter chairman of the Santa Monica Bay Chapter of the Y.P.O., a member of the Development Committee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and a member of Pepperdine Associates, Malibu.  He is currently a member of the University of Southern California (USC) Associates Board of Directors, the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Executive Committee, the USC School of Business Advisory Board and a member of the USC Alumni Executive Board of Governors.  Scott is also an Elder at Bel-Air Presbyterian Church.

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