Scott Borgerson

Dr. Scott G. Borgerson is the CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies LLC.  Prior to co-founding CargoMetrics, Dr. Borgerson was a fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. A former Coast Guard officer, he has held positions as a ship navigator, a patrol boat captain, an assistant professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the founding managing director of the Academy’s Institute for Leadership. He earned the Achievement, Commendation, and Meritorious Service Medals as well as numerous unit awards while on active duty, all a tribute to the Coast Guardsmen he served alongside with during his decade of military service. An expert on the Arctic, he has published numerous landmark articles on the region; he advises national and international leaders on emerging Arctic issues; and he is a co-founder of The Arctic Circle, a global NGO. He has testified before a number of congressional committees, contributed to White House strategic policy making, and his op-eds and articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlantic and Foreign Affairs.  Dr. Borgerson earned a B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with high honors as well as M.A.L.D. and Ph.D. degrees in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.