Scott Collins

Chairman & CEO / Link-age Launch

Scott has spent more than 20 years building the Link-age Group into an industry leading network of diversified companies (Link-age Solutions, Link-age Connect, Link-age Ventures & Link-age Launch) providing distribution & group purchasing support to more than 1,100 senior living locations as well as specialty market research services for clients wanting to better understand and engage with older adult consumers.

During this same time Scott was a co-founder of the Ziegler Link-age Venture Funds totaling over $110MM of AUM in the healthcare & aging sector. Most recently Scott co-founded Link-age Launch, a unique venture studio whose mission is to propel healthy aging and post-acute care to the forefront of innovation. Link-age Launch is focused on solving major challenges in healthcare by reimagining company creation from the ground up; blending sharp ideation, meticulous due diligence, and solid risk management to transform early-stage ideas into thriving startups.

Scott is also a Nationally-recognized speaker on the topics of healthcare, aging, and the longevity economy having presented at the United Nations 78th General Assembly’s Scientific Conference and The Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting as well as many other national and state industry gatherings. In addition to his public speaking, Scott has been interviewed as an industry expert by numerous publications including US News & World Report, The Atlantic Magazine, and The International Council on Active Aging.

Scott earned a B.A. Degree in Social Science from Wheaton College in 1988