Markus Scott currently serves as CEO of EyeQ Monitoring, an AI-enabled surveillance and business intelligence technology company based in Atlanta, that he acquired in 2015 through a search fund, later returning a top-quartile result to search investors. During his tenure, the business has grown revenues by 30x and become a market leader in the remote video monitoring industry. Markus was recognized as a 2025 E&Y Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year. Prior to EyeQ, Markus began his career in public accounting, originally at Ernst & Young and then later at PwC. During his time, he did rotations in tax, audit, valuation, and financial due diligence prior to leaving public accounting to join Brockway Moran & Partners, where he supported investments in healthcare, education, and the industrial sector. Markus later left Brockway Moran to pursue his MBA and specifically to raise a search fund, Lighthouse Equity, with the goal of finding and acquiring a middle market business to step into and grow. In addition to his MBA from Northwestern, Markus earned an MS in accounting from the University of Virginia and a BS in finance from the University of Florida where he also played linebacker for the Florida Gators. Alongside his operating role, Markus serves on the board of search-backed businesses MeterNet and Life Safety Services; is a senior advisor to GPSP and Next Coast Legacy; is a founding member of Black Search Network, an organization aimed at empowering people of color to pursue entrepreneurial careers that drive community development; serves as a Zell Fellow and Founding Board Member for the Center for ETA, at Kellogg School of Management, advising students pursuing entrepreneurial tracks at Northwestern; and serves as a board member of Circles Cobb, an organization in Georgia focused on permanently raising families out of poverty. In his spare time, he’s passionate about traveling to remote places, hiking, spearfishing, and cheering on his kids’ youth sports teams.