Mr. Stott is co-founder and Managing Director for ValuePoint, a private equity and consulting firm focused on opportunities in the aerospace, defense and security industries.  He also leads the firm’s international trade development practice.  He has over 35 years of industrial experience, most recently as the Vice President of Corporate Development for Raytheon Company where he led the merger, acquisition and divestiture activity for the corporation.  Also at Raytheon, Mr. Stott served as Vice President of Business Development and Technology for the highly diversified Commercial Electronics division. In that role he led the efforts to shape the commercial business portfolio and focused efforts on development of critical, market facing partnerships for Raytheon’s advanced technology.

Prior to Joining Raytheon, Mr. Stott held various, senior level positions in the commercial and communication markets. He served as CEO of Techsonic Industries, a manufacturer of both commercial and consumer sonar products and Whistler Corporation, a manufacturer of 12 volt consumer products. Mr. Stott also led the international sourcing and product development for Cobra Electronics as the Managing Director of their Asian Operations. He was a member of the founding team of Interlan, Inc. a technology start-up pioneering Ethernet products and systems.

Mr. Stott attended La Salle University and Boston College and the Harvard Executive Advanced Marketing program. He is certified as a Six Sigma Specialist.