Scott Blacklin

CEO & FOUNDER, BLACKLIN ASSOCIATES

Scott Blacklin, CEO and Founder of Blacklin Associates, Washington, D.C., providing international advisory services and international business development for companies, NGOs and governments to achieve their international growth objectives. Mr. Blacklin has particular experience with the challenges and opportunities facing technology companies as they try to scale internationally and take advantage of an unprecedented rollout of infrastructure and services worldwide. Mr. Blacklin has developed an expertise in using Washington’s unique assembly of international funding and financing resources to advance the international sales and development strategies for US and European companies, maximizing their global footprint. Mr. Blacklin played a key role in Cisco’s global rollout from 2002 to 2010. As vice president, Emerging Markets for Cisco Systems, Mr. Blacklin was responsible for driving sales of Cisco technology and services to public sector organizations in more than 130 countries. Based in Washington, Mr. Blacklin’s responsibilities included developing political support for internet-driven development in these countries, and also for directing development fund resources to these objectives, including the US Exim Bank, TDA, OPIC, IFC, the World Bank, and USAID as well as equity firms.Mr. Blacklin has devoted virtually all of his professional life to furthering commercial and political ties between the United States and emerging markets, with particular experience in Russia and Eastern Europe. Mr. Blacklin spent over ten years in Eastern Europe and Russia, leading the Moscow offices of several US companies, including WJS Incorporated, Westinghouse Electric.