Meet the CFO Please give a warm welcome to Scott Quehl, our new Chief Financial Officer. Starting as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, Scott quickly felt a calling towards making the world a better place. His focus on causes greater than himself was also attributed to motivation from his sister from a young age. With over 25 years of experience, Scott has served in a variety of roles, including Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary for Administration under President Obama, and Principal Director, Strategy. In all of these positions, Scott identified the common thread of supporting mission-based organizations by providing them with better finance strategies. Scott cites Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as a new phase of his life and expresses how excited he is to join the Lab. The more time he spends here and the more people he meets, the more energized he feels. As an enthusiastic painter, he also connects to the campus’s beautiful scenery. He has spent the last few weeks reading up on the history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and is continually shocked by its impact to the scientific community. Outside of work, Scott is a proud father to his 19-year-old son, who aspires to be an opera singer. Scott also owns a 220-year-old farm in the Catskill Mountains that he says started as a “haunted house”. This farm is now a hub for artistic expression and fruitful harvests of apples and pears.
2
Made with FlippingBook Online newsletter maker