Scott Shaw

Chief Executive Officer

A highly sought-after resource for insights, innovation, and creative deal structures, Scott has over three decades of experience in executive roles at The Kessler Group, now Onboard Partners. In 1990, Scott was instrumental in helping Howard Kessler purchase its predecessor company. Scott has held a variety of executive leaderships roles at the company helping to grow and expand its offerings and establishing a number of strategic relationships with financial institutions, payment networks, and other large entities that have withstood the test of time.

In 2018 as President of the company, Scott orchestrated and executed the sale of the former Kessler Group to ECN Capital. In conjunction with the sale, Scott took on the role of CEO, driving the company’s strategy and long-term vision. As part of that vision, Scott orchestrated the recent sale of the company from ECN to key executives and Stone Point Capital, a leading equity firm in the financial services space.

An engaging and collaborative leader, Scott works closely with his management team to deliver lasting results for OP’s clients across the full range of company solutions including our at-risk marketing funding, marketing solutions and execution, strategic partnership development, M&A, and asset management programs. Scott thrives on helping clients solves complex problems and challenges, in the interest of developing long term relationships.

In driving the evolution of the company, Scott has assembled a top-flight team of banking and payments executives who have collectively developed and managed end to end payment and banking businesses at leading institutions. Areas of expertise across the team include starting up new businesses, marketing and sales, balance sheet and capital management, credit risk management and loss prevention, and oversight of large, mature payments and banking businesses.

Scott holds a BS in Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire. Scott currently sits on three boards including Aliaswire, EData Networks and Ozumo Concepts International.

Scott is very active in the community, mentoring youth and supporting many charitable initiatives including The Ryan Shaw Foundation, Mustard Seed Communities, The Haven Project, St. Joseph’s School, The Ryan Shaw ’15 Entrepreneurial Program and the Shaw Family Center for Innovation and Design at St. John’s Prep.