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Scott Walter

Philanthropic Consultant Scott Walter is president of Champion Consulting, which provides its clients with a variety of services, including philanthropic consulting for donors in the fields of education, civic literacy, and aid to the underprivileged; communications strategies and training for nonprofit groups; and customized writing for nonprofits and businesses.

Scott served in the Bush Administration as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. He was responsible for all educational issues from pre-K through post-doctoral levels. His portfolio also included Head Start, assimilation of immigrants, faith-based and community initiatives, and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Prior to joining the White House, Scott was vice president for publications and research at the Philanthropy Roundtable, a donor group. There he edited Philanthropy magazine, one of the field's most respected journals, and also produced numerous donor guidebooks on such topics as charter schools, assisting the poor, school choice, conservation giving, and public policy research. Scott has also been a senior editor at the American Enterprise Institute's flagship publication and a senior fellow at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

A graduate of Georgetown University, Scott and his wife Erica live with their four children in Williamsport, PA.

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