Dr. Scott Balog serves as Executive Vice President of Kansas City Kansas Community College. A strategic partner and extension of the President, Scott leads various initiatives across the College and cultivates productive, cross-sector partnerships with external partners. Scott’s career in higher education spans over two decades. He previously served Tallahassee Community College as Executive Director for the College’s Center for Innovation in downtown Tallahassee, as Chief of Staff, Director of Institutional Research and Planning and Assistant to the President. He also served as Chief Learning Officer for the Association for Institutional Research. Early in his career, Scott served as a Policy Analyst in Student Success for the Florida College System in the Florida Department of Education and as a Student Success Specialist with the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement at Florida State University. In addition to his campus-based work, Scott also advises several education technology and consulting firms. The first in his family to attend college, Scott is a relentless advocate for the underserved and underrepresented and has dedicated his career to promoting access to postsecondary education and improved social mobility for all. Throughout his career, he has thrived at the intersection of education and industry, collaborating with employers to connect talent with opportunity. Scott earned an Associate of Arts degree from Valencia College (Orlando, FL), Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).