Our Team

Scott is the Founder, President and CEO of Cold Summit. While guiding the vision of Cold Summit, he oversees all facets of the organization, from client engagement and project delivery to community philanthropy and engagement. Prior to launching Cold Summit Development, Scott was a real estate capital markets advisor, most recently with HFF, focusing his efforts within the cold storage sector, providing buy-sell advisory services along with debt and equity placement services.

Alex is President of Cold Summit. Alex has built his career around the real estate and infrastructure space, approaching projects from multiple angles including development, operations, and finance. Prior to Cold Summit, Alex was with Solomon Partners in its Infrastructure, Power & Renewables Investment Banking group where he executed M&A, project finance, and capital raising transactions. Earlier, Alex was with Bechtel Corporation where he was based in the Middle East and developed, managed, and constructed major industrial and infrastructure projects. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Harld, President of Cold Summit Europe, brings over 30 years of global supply chain management and services industry experience. He has led large-scale P&L operations across high-tech, FMCG, pharmaceutical, and food sectors in contract logistics, freight forwarding, transportation, and small package delivery, spanning multiple countries and continents. His previous experience includes leadership positions at top companies such as UPS, and most recently Lineage.

Passionate about driving growth, both organic and inorganic, Harld focuses on aligning mission and vision across stakeholders, from customers to investors.

He holds a Master’s of Science in Business Economics from the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands), and has participated in senior executive programs at Harvard, IESE, and IMD.

Brian serves as CFO for Cold Summit. He brings 15 years of accounting, finance, and leadership experience in the real estate industry. His expertise includes partnership reporting, financing, sales, acquisitions, development, and asset and property management. Brian was most recently Controller at Wareham Development, a commercial real estate development company in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brian is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting and Finance from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Mike serves as Executive Vice President of Construction for Cold Summit. During his 27-year career, Mike has developed and built over 120 low temperature distribution facilities throughout the United States and around the globe. Mike’s responsibilities include executive supervision of General Contractors, project development and planning, risk mitigation, estimating, contractual negotiations, and quality assurance to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. Mike holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of Florida with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business. He is a certified General Contractor and is a nine-year veteran of the United States Army.

Eric serves as Executive Vice President, Ports for Cold Summit. Eric has an extensive background in the port and logistics sector, serving as the CEO of Gulftainer USA (Port of Wilmington, DE), the Vice President of Virginia International Terminals (Norfolk, VA), and various roles for Maersk Line covering operations, emerging markets, and business development.

Prior to his private sector roles, Eric spent 26 years in the United States Marine Corps, covering roles in tactical aviation and Special Operations. As a Marine, Eric flew in F/A-18’s, was a member of a National-Level Special Mission Unit, spent tours in Force Reconnaissance, and has participated in multiple combat deployments in three different wars.

Eric has an MBA from the Mason School of Business, College of William and Mary, a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Ag Economics from the Ohio State University, Lean certification from the University of Michigan, and Six Sigma Master Black Belt through Texas Tech.

Jason Fincher is the Vice President of Strategy & Logistics at Cold Summit, where he leads the design and execution of advanced cold chain logistics solutions across the U.S. With more than 15 years of commercial supply chain and systems analysis experience—and over two decades of strategic logistics leadership in the United States Marine Corps—Jason brings a rare and powerful perspective to the evolving cold storage industry.

During his 23-year Marine Corps career, Jason oversaw global logistics system design, operational planning, and infrastructure development to support forward-deployed forces and joint operations worldwide. He also led groundbreaking initiatives in partnership with DARPA, working at the intersection of logistics, emerging technology, and national defense. This experience built the foundation for his expertise in resilient supply networks, multi-modal distribution, and future-focused logistics planning—capabilities he now applies to Cold Summit’s mission.

At Cold Summit, Jason guides strategic planning, market analysis, and supply chain alignment for build-to-suit and speculative developments. He has been a featured contributor in NAIOP’s Best Practices in Cold Storage Facility Development and DDC Journal, where he shares insights on everything from site selection and entitlement to automation and last-mile execution.

Jason holds advanced degrees in Supply Chain Management and Defense Systems Analysis, and is a certified PMP and Lean Six Sigma professional. He also continues to support innovation in defense logistics through thought leadership and engagement with organizations such as the Marine Corps Logistics Community of Interest.

Whether enabling precision supply chains for national security or building the next generation of temperature-controlled infrastructure, Jason’s career has been defined by one mission: delivering logistics systems that perform when it matters most.

As the Vice President, Investments, Kelsey is responsible for shaping Cold Summit’s investment strategy and quarterbacking development projects through the deal life cycle. She brings 12 years of institutional investment experience, having spent most of her career in acquisitions/development investment roles at real estate private equity funds – most recently at Artemis Real Estate Partners and Garrison Investment Group. Kelsey’s breadth of real estate experience spans all asset classes, debt and equity, across the risk spectrum, and throughout the U.S. Recognizing cold chain real estate as critical infrastructure to the global supply chain, she was an early champion of institutional capital investment into the cold chain sector.

Kelsey graduated magna cum laude from Lehigh University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance and a minor in Real Estate.

Brad serves as Vice President of Construction for Cold Summit. In his 16-year career, Brad has developed and built over 50 low-temperature distribution and food & beverage facilities throughout the United States and Caribbean. Brad’s responsibilities include supervision of Design-Build General Contractors, project development, planning, estimating, risk mitigation, contractual negotiations, and quality assurance to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.

Brad is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business. Brad served seven years in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer prior to entering the construction field.

Joe is VP, Development for Cold Summit, where he focuses on pre-development, entitlement, and delivery of projects. Joe brings a wide background in various phases of development, including acquisitions, entitlement, construction, leasing, and disposition. He has managed projects ranging from commercial and industrial development for institutional clients.

Joe holds a Bachelor’s of Science in English Literature with a General Engineering core from the United States Naval Academy, and an MBA with Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Real Estate from UC Berkeley. He has an extensive background in supply chain and logistics, and served for six years as a Logistics Officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Kim is Vice President, Projects at Cold Summit. She brings nearly two decades of real estate development experience to the team and is focused on overseeing the lifecycle of projects at Cold Summit. Kim began her career as an environmental consultant drafting CEQA documents before transitioning to the development side, where she has successfully managed complex, large-scale mixed-use projects, including a decade-long involvement in the redevelopment of the 83-acre Bay Meadows racetrack in San Mateo, CA.

She holds a joint Bachelor’s of Arts in Environmental Studies and Dance from Middlebury College.

Virginia serves as Controller for Cold Summit. Virginia brings extensive experience in the finance field, ranging from investment banking to non-profits. She most recently was Finance Director for Native Landscapes, where she was responsible for integrating a major acquisition.

Virginia holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics and Economics and an MBA from the University of the Pacific and serves her community as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.

Aaron is Director, Construction for Cold Summit, where he brings to bear his 13 years of experience at building low-temperature distribution and food processing facilities with a specific expertise in thermal/building envelope construction. Aaron’s responsibilities include management of Design Build General Contractors, onsite supervision and coordination, contracts negotiation, and construction risk management to ensure that all Cold Summit facilities are delivered on time, under budget, and to the highest specification.

Aaron holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Building Construction Management from the University of North Florida with an Executive Leadership degree from the Florida State School of Business.

Sawyer is an Associate, Development and Finance for Cold Summit. Sawyer has experience working in the real estate sector as an accountant for Highway West Vacations as well as interning for JLL as a commercial broker. Sawyer facilitates bookkeeping efforts for the finance team and assists Asset Management.

He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s of Science in Real Estate Development and a minor in Entrepreneurship. He then went on to get his Master’s of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara. Prior to joining Cold Summit, Sawyer played Division I water polo at both universities winning a national championship and playing on the US Senior National Team. As a member of the national team, he trained and traveled for three years competing internationally; helping the US win the Intercontinental Cup along with other overseas efforts.

Robyn is the Office Manager of Cold Summit headquarters in Sun Valley. She has her career-building managerial experience within the dental field. Robyn has specific training in communications and client relations, managing multiple offices and hundreds of clients seamlessly. Outside the office, she can be found in the mountains with her dog and young son, along with competing in adventure races throughout the country.