Scott Harris, Chief Executive

Scott Harris is employed full time as the Beacon Foundation Chief Executive. He is also director of the organisation.

Scott came to Beacon from a successful career in various fields in sales and management in Tasmania and Victoria. Scott has also been a director of a local business in Tasmania focusing on event management. Along with his wife, Scott also runs an agency based business with numerous Tasmanian companies.

In his role at Beacon, Scott has been instrumental in taking Beacon from a Tasmanian only organisation to national, presently in a hundred communities across Australia.

In July 2007, Scott was awarded a scholarship for excellence in social venture, leadership and management to attend Harvard Business School.

Outside of work, Scott has spent twenty years playing Australian Rules where he is club games record holder, former coach and President.

Scott is married to wife Jo and has two young sons, Samuel and Luke.