SCOTT RILEY has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a groundbreaking entrepreneur - spanning television and broadcast management, advertising, development of the Real Estate Channel in the early days of cable television, becoming one of the founders of the GTE St. Petersburg Grand Prix, co-founding the Parker Communications Network, Inc. and In Store Media, and finally becoming part of the majority ownership group of alcohol industry giant Fintech in 1996 and then CEO in 2005. Riley was named Entrepreneur of the Year for the entire State of Florida by Ernst & Young and Outstanding Leader of the Year by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Scott serves on numerous community, economic, educational, and charitable boards, including the Riley Education Foundation, which supports organizations that provide special needs family scholarships to private schools.
