Investment Committee
Scott Hickman is the CEO of Riverbend Malt House, an Asheville, North Carolina based producer of high quality, locally sourced craft malt utilized by the craft brewing and craft distilling industries. Previously, he held the position of CEO at the W.P.Hickman Company (2009 North Carolina Small Business of the Year runner up), which was sold in 2012 to a public company. Scott was a member of the Board of Directors of Mission Health System in Asheville from 2009 to 2019 and during his tenure served terms as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee.
Scott has many years of sales, marketing and executive experience with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 firms, including a 13-year stint with technology pioneer Sun Microsystems, which included the opportunity to manage Sun’s Eastern European operations in Budapest, Hungary. He has taught business strategy as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Scott holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
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Support programs and networks that reduce deaths, treat addiction, and prevent first use
Help reduce disparities based on race, location, education and income factors
Invest in integrated heath care with seamless connections to supportive services
Support communities that promote healthy living and resiliency and help mitigate the impact of trauma, isolation and stress on individuals and families, especially those experiencing poverty
Support a well-funded, sustainable, competitive entrepreneur and small business ecosystem throughout the region
Help build a regional economic ecosystem that supports increased creation/retention of jobs and business ownership
Help build a skilled workforce with the knowledge and technical abilities to excel in a wide range of industry employment opportunities that provide a competitive, sustainable wage
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive, county-by-county data set that paints a full picture of work readiness, economic development and entrepreneurial needs and opportunities specific to Western North Carolina
Work in tandem with Economic Opportunity Strategic Priority to invest in career readiness at the community college and university levels
Support K-12 learning experiences with the resources and sustainability to provide an excellent academic and social-emotional education, so that all students graduate ready for college or career
Invest in an improved early childhood education ecosystem with the resources and sustainability to provide developmentally appropriate, affordable and accessible education and care to support ages birth to five, so that all children in WNC enter kindergarten ready to learn
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive set of publicly available data that provides a regularly updated, county-by-county picture of access, workforce and student outcomes in early childhood education and K-12 education specific to Western North Carolina
Loans, guarantees, and other financial tools to leverage funding opportunities
Increase affordable housing for lowest-income individuals and families
Support age-appropriate resources in affordable and workforce units, rental and owned
Invest in housing with sustainable supports for physical and mental health and wellbeing
Support healthy and safe revitalizations that work against displacement and gentrification, preserve home ownership and create generational wealth.