Scott Lockhart is a founding partner at Tower59. He is responsible for performing and reviewing Tower59’s valuations and for the financial operations of the company. He has worked with every client since forming the firm.

Scott was a Controller at The Suburban Collection, Michigan’s largest auto dealer group, while remaining an active partner at Tower59. Scott oversaw a department managing over $500 million in revenue and thousands of auto sale transactions. Prior to founding Tower59, Scott was the CFO at Insurance Point, an entrepreneurial start-up insurance brokerage firm focusing on the healthcare industry. While at Insurance Point, Scott oversaw the initial audit of the company’s financial statements and implemented a line-item budgeting process and a budget to actual review. In addition to his financial responsibilities, Scott was responsible for the operations of the company including contract review, legal, facility management, and board relations.

Scott began his career and spent 8 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the assurance practice where he was a licensed CPA. He spent four years performing core audit services, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work, for large, public multi-national clients before moving to England to join the firm’s UK practice. In the UK, Scott audited subsidiaries of many SEC registrants. He also worked in the UK’s Learning & Education practice helping to roll out the firm’s new audit software. Scott completed his time at PwC working on the Global entity’s Learning & Education team writing and teaching training courses around the world.

Scott is a licensed CPA and a member of the AICPA and an AICPA Forensic & Valuation Section Member. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and two BAs in Accounting and Health & Physical Education from Hillsdale College.