Jeffrey R. Scott, as Chief Financial Officer of Western National Group, is responsible for corporate finance, project finance, accounting and financial reporting, taxation compliance and strategy, investor relations and reporting, as well as information technology. Mr. Scott has been responsible for overseeing the design, implementation and operation of virtually all of WNG's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and software systems. In addition, he has been responsible for the negotiation and placement of more than $1.2 Billion of project and corporate financings for WNG's varied interests. This financing has in the past included conventional term debt, tax-exempt multifamily housing bonds, housing agency debt, tax credit equity, as well as private-placement financings and corporate lines of credit.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Scott was Senior Vice President and Controller for WNG. Prior to joining WNG in 1985, Mr. Scott was employed by Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche).

Mr. Scott earned a BA from University of California, Santa Barbara and is a Certified Public Accountant. In addition, he is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and a licensed General Contractor.