Executive Biography
Scott Wise is a highly analytical, collaborative, and results-oriented executive with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience as a management consultant serving Fortune 500 executives. He thrives as a creative and strategic problem solver delivering innovative solutions for high profile clients including Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, AT&T, Fifth Third Bank, M&T Bank, Regions, SunTrust, TIAA-CREF, and USAA. He is a trusted advisor and articulate communicator focused on, maximizing profitability, reducing costs, and improving financial performance management in complex environments. Scott is also an established thought leader, speaker, and author focusing on cost management, profitability analytics, and entrepreneurship.
In 2002, Scott launched Armada Consulting as a niche’ firm focused solely on applying business analytics to improve financial performance for Fortune 500 clients. He directs the design, development, and deployment of cost and profitability analytics solutions within a wide array of technology solutions from Oracle, IBM, SAS, and Armada Solutions.
In 2012, Scott launched Armada Solutions developing analytics software for cost and profitability modeling for corporate finance professionals. Solutions include Acumen Cost Analytics, Accord Profitability Analytics, Aegis Data Quality Management, and Banking Relationship Pricing. These solutions are deployed at several of the Top US Financial Institutions, offered as a managed service for smaller organizations, and available as an IBM Cloud offering through a solution partnership with IBM.
In 2018, Scott launched Wise Management Consulting where he applies analytics to optimize business models for entrepreneurs of start-ups, small and mid-size businesses to accelerate profitable growth and achieve a balanced entrepreneurial lifestyle.
Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, Scott held similar positions serving as a Partner of Finance, Risk and Compliance at Capco, Enterprise Solutions for KPMG Consulting, Solutions Engineer for ABC Technologies (SAS), Vice President of Profitability Measurement for Compass Bank, Senior Analyst for MCI WorldCom, and Senior Profitability Analyst for the Bank of Oklahoma.
Scott was educated at Oklahoma State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is an adjunct faculty member of the FMS Profitability Institute. As an author and speaker, he has contributed to numerous publications and industry-leading conferences.
Scott and his wife Jill have four children and reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where he serves as a Board Member for the Economic Development Corporation promoting Oklahoma Entrepreneurship.
Career Achievements
- Author of Actionable Profitability Analytics – 2019
- Armada named Top 20 IBM Solution Providers – 2019 CIO Review
- Armada named Top 20 Enterprise Performance Management Solution Provider – 2018 CIO Review
- Named Top 40 under 40 Business Leaders – 2008
