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Scott Tait is the Chief Operating Officer of StartupScience.IO located in San Diego. StartupScience.IO brings together the entire startup ecosystem into one cohesive, data-driven platform designed to increase success rates, expand access, and create lasting impact for founders, program managers, investors, and service providers.
Tait served in the U.S. Navy for 27 years. His assignments included positions leading strategy, policy, and innovation efforts, working directly for 3 and 4-star commanders in the Indo-Pacific region and Washington, D.C. He also held senior policy positions focused on Indo-Asia, including on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J-5), the Pacific Fleet staff, and the U.S. Seventh Fleet staff. At sea, he served in Cruiser and Destroyer ships, commanding USS Mustin (DDG 89) and, most recently, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).
Tait holds master's degrees from Stanford University in international policy and the U.S. Naval War College in national security and strategic studies. At the U.S. Naval War College, he was a member of the Halsey Alfa Advanced Research and Wargaming Project.
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