About

For the first 23 years of my life I never got on a plane.

I grew up in Akron, Ohio. The Rust Belt. Same hospital as LeBron James, though that's where the basketball comparisons end. My dad was a Computer Science professor. I went to college at Malone University in Canton, twenty minutes down the road from where I started. I didn't really know what was out there.

Scott Glasgow
Somewhere new
23
Years before my first flight
Akron to Canton and back
39
Countries since
The goal is all of them
2
Companies
One nonprofit, one startup
1
Racquet
Never put down

Then it changed fast.

Those first trips cracked something open. I grew up in a bubble, and once I finally got out of it I went a little crazy in the best possible way.

  1. First flight California

    My first flight was to California to tour the Google offices. I came back wired.

  2. Second flight Mexico

    My second was to Mexico, to visit an orphanage on behalf of what would eventually become FinMango. It wasn't a registered nonprofit yet. Just an idea and a gut feeling that financial health mattered more than people realized.

  3. The hunch that stuck FinMango

    FinMango is the hunch that stuck. I'm the Founder and Executive Director, and we build financial health infrastructure for young adults and vulnerable communities. It's my life's work.

  4. The pandemic Google Health

    Along the way I helped build the COVID-19 Open Data Project with Google Health, which became the most comprehensive open COVID dataset available.

  5. Along the way Kent State and Harvard

    My work has been recognized by the World Bank. I have a Master's in Financial Economics from Kent State and did Executive Education at the Harvard Kennedy School on rethinking financial inclusion. I've also spoken on TEDx stages in Togo and Brazil. The long version of all of this lives in my CV.

  6. Second company Fresho

    I also co-founded Fresho, an AI startup doing personalized advertising without third-party cookies.

  7. Now Two hemispheres

    I split my time between the United States and Australia. Thirty-nine countries so far. The goal is all of them.

Off the clock

Tennis, a few times a week.

I picked up a racquet as a kid after watching James Blake play Andre Agassi in the US Open quarterfinals and never put it down. I played in college, still play a few times a week, and film it as @ScottPlaysTennis. No other sport teaches you more about resilience, responsibility, and just doing the thing instead of thinking about it.

Watch on YouTube → Highlights on Instagram →
Off the map

Somewhere new, as often as possible.

Once I finally got out of Ohio I didn't stop. Markets in Bangkok, temples at sunrise in Angkor, back streets in Seoul and Tokyo. Most of it ends up in the camera roll, and the best of it ends up on the travel page.

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