Scott Mitchell was appointed as the President of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in January of 2007, bringing an impressive understanding of both business and football to the Black and Gold.

A Greater Toronto Area All-Star in Hockey, Mitchell turned down several hockey scholarship offers from American schools to accept a football scholarship with Bucknell University in 1990, where he became one of the first Canadian quarterbacks to attend a Division I U.S. School.

After being one of only three players in his class to make Bucknell’s traveling team as a freshman and sophomore, Mitchell transferred to the University of Toronto in 1992 and played a key role as a receiver for three seasons. In 1993, he helped lead the Varsity Blues to their first Vanier Cup championship in over 30 years.

In 1994, Mitchell was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL Canadian College Draft and attended training camp with the Bombers later that year before returning to U of T to complete his degree. A serious neck injury ended Mitchell’s football career prematurely in 1995.

Upon graduation, Mitchell embarked on his business career, which began with a stint with the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions. Mitchell then initiated a career in sports broadcasting, management and marketing in Toronto. After getting his start in the broadcasting industry with CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, Mitchell went on to produce an array of professional and amateur sports, including NHL hockey, CFL and CIS football, and NLL lacrosse

Mitchell created his own sports marketing agency and production company in 1999, helping athletes and companies maximize their potential while consulting with a variety of ownership groups and continuing to develop new broadcast properties.

In recent years, Mitchell formed a partnership with renowned athlete representative Gil Scott. The pair worked together to establish the preeminent football and hockey management agency in Canada, focusing on NFL, CFL and hockey executives as clients.

A passionate advocate of amateur sports, Mitchell sits on a number of amateur sports related boards including the Canadian Athletic Foundation and also remains active with the development of CIS Sport.

Mitchell joined Bob Young’s group of companies in 2006 as the Vice President of Lulu Canada and Managing Director of MRX Associates.

Mitchell’s father, Doug, is a former CFL Commissioner and currently serves as governor of the Calgary Stampeders.