Mr. Scott Kaeser is currently the Chief Development Officer for the Tarian Group. As a member of the Tarian executive team, Scott oversees all acquisition and partnership activity while promoting the strategy, growth and value creation of the business.

Prior to Tarian, Scott was hired by a mid-market PE firm, LaSalle Capital, to re-energize growth at United American Security, their security services portfolio company. During his tenure at UAS, he was instrumental in growing topline and EBITDA through corporate development efforts, and facilitating the sale of the company to a strategic acquirer, GardaWorld. After the transaction, Scott spent two and a half years as a member of the executive management team at GardaWorld, continuing to create shareholder value while building the best security services business in the US.

Scott graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2000. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Lake Forest Academy and is the President of the Trebes Park Advisory Council. He is an avid traveler and runner, and lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids.