Scott Mackenzie

Prior to joining Pacific Lake, Scott was a searcher and operator himself. In 2018, he acquired Kantola Training Solutions (an award-winning harassment prevention and inclusion company) with his wife and business partner, Sarah Rowell. As President and CFO, Scott led the company’s financial strategy and operating cadence and shaped overall strategy and positioning, helping drive the company to triple ARR over a 5-year period while reinforcing an inclusive, high-performance culture. Before Kantola, Scott spent a decade in Uganda building and operating energy and telecom businesses. He grew up in San Antonio, attended the University of Texas at Austin, and holds an MBA from Stanford. Scott lives in Mill Valley with Sarah, their two teenage sons, and two cats. When Scott isn’t coaching youth basketball, he and Sarah are writing a novel together and have a shared weakness for new places, new ideas, and last-minute plans.