Scot Duncan

Scot is a Founding Partner at MiddleGround and serves as Chief Operating Officer. He sits on the Investment Committee, leads thesis development, capital markets, and exits, and oversees our Business Development, Operations, Administration, ESG, and Marketing teams. Scot started his career at Toyota Motor Corporation and spent 13 years in assembly engineering, maintenance, and production management. Prior to founding MiddleGround, Scot spent 9 years at the prior firm with John and Lauren, serving as Director of Operations. Scot received a Toyota Fellowship to attend the University of Kentucky where he earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems.

Although Scot and his wife, Susan, are empty nesters, they would say they still have two “children” (i.e. dogs) at home. He and his wife enjoy implementing lean manufacturing initiatives throughout their home. Scot made the mistake of singing karaoke in front of John Stewart one night in Japan where he sang “My Cherie Amour” by Stevie Wonder. According to John, this is now the official song of MiddleGround Capital.