Change isn’t a wave to chase — it’s the current we live in. Stop swimming upstream after it. Like a river, flow with its purpose.”

–Tabitha A. Scott, CEM, CDSM, CHTP

Tabitha Scott is a business futurist and bestselling author who helps organizations drive smart, purpose-led growth and meaningful transformation.

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Executive Sustainability Officer at Gilbane and a Forbes Business Council contributor, Tabitha helps organizations elevate innovation, engagement, and leadership. A former CEO and Fortune 400 IT Strategy leader, she brings deep expertise in driving future-forward growth and purpose-driven change.

Tabitha is known for her groundbreaking expertise in leveraging the principles of modern and ancient science to accelerate innovation, productivity and adaptation for organizations.

Tabitha led efforts to create the world’s largest solar-powered community and was recognized for her numerous innovative uses of advanced technology at the White House.

She has published dozens of original works in leading industry publications, like Forbes, the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, the Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology, and CEO Magazine on energy, behavior change, corporate leadership, and avoiding burnout. 

Tabitha is a Certified Energy Manager and Certified Demand Side Manager through the Association of Energy Engineers. 

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She is Blockchain Certified through MIT, and is a Certified Practitioner in bio-field holistic practices. 

Tabitha has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from University of Louisville, a master’s degree in Bank Management from the Graduate School of Retail Bank Management at the University of Virginia, and an MBA from Fairfield University. She is also certified as an AEM-Cube consultant and a CultureTalk partner.