Scott Patles-Richardson

Scott's first excursion into the corporate world was in commercial banking, where he gained valuable experience at prestigious institutions like Scotiabank and RBC. A master of fiscal research and management, he was able to spot promising economic prospects and seize upon them One such chance arose when he purchased Masha Krupp Translation Company and rebranded it as Nations Translation Group, a First Nation-owned business that now serves government agencies throughout Canada with translation and interpreting services

Scott is the CEO of Métis Infinity Investments, where he oversees the company ' s strategic purchase of investment firms and strives to forge novel collaborations with licensed banks to promote long-term economic growth in Indigenous communities The business, under his direction, has secured a pioneering $700M joint venture, the fee-splitting syndicate with a licensed bank He has also increased cash flow and fueled expansion by restructuring a $90 million 18 Megawatt solar portfolio

Scott founded Indigenous Financial Solutions because of his dedication to Indigenous community participation and activism Via this business, he counsels First Nation communities and organizations on matters of long-term strategy, good governance, economic growth, and human resource development He has negotiated over $100M in arrangements for the Ontario Feed-In Tariff Program as the primary negotiator for access to financing, impact benefit agreements, and land claims