John Cole Scott
Portfolio Manager, Executive VP
Closed-End Fund Advisors

John Cole Scott, CFS, has worked at the firm since 2001. He sits on the firm's investment committee and holds the FINRA 66 License and the Certified Fund Specialist designation (CFS). He is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and has been quoted widely in the financial press and presented at conferences and for investment groups on more than 40 occasions. In 2008 John founded CEFA's Closed-End Fund Universe, a comprehensive weekly data service covering 165+ data points for all US listed closed-end funds and 100+ for BDC Funds.

He also founded and manages The CEF Network group on LinkedIn and is editor of the firm's blog. John is a board member of The Richmond Association for Business Economics (RABE), and serves on the Investment Committee for The New York State Society of The Cincinnati.