Scott Beardsley
Managing Director of Capital Markets
ph: 501.978.6385 | fax: 501.907.4158
scott@fsbeardsley.com

Scott Beardsley, senior vice president, has specialized in financial models involving ad valorem taxes and Arkansas schools since 1993. Scott has developed computer models to assist schools in understanding both local revenue and the state funding formula. He works with school districts across Arkansas as both an analyst and lead banker. In 2002, as the first Arkansan to do so, Scott earned the designation of Certified Independent Public Financial Advisor (CIPFA) from the National Association of Independent Public Financial Advisors. Scott attended Kansai Gaidai in Osaka, Japan, before graduating cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas. He received a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Scott's professional licenses (FINRA) include Series 7, General Securities Representative; Series 53, Municipal Securities Principal; Series 63, Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination; and Series 79, Investment Banking Representative.