Scott Wilkinson

Head of Private Markets APAC - Mercer

Scott is Head of Private Markets, APAC at Mercer, based in Sydney. Scott joined Pavilion Alternatives Group in London in 2009, and Pavilion was acquired by Mercer in 2018.​

Scott is responsible for the oversight of all APAC Private Markets investments, in addition to being the strategy lead on Private Debt across the region. He also leads portfolio construction and planning efforts for Mercer’s global discretionary Private Debt accounts. He is a member of the Private Debt Ratings Review Committee (RRC) and the Investment Committee, in addition to the Co-Investment and Secondaries RRC and Asia Private Equity RRC. During his tenure at Pavilion/Mercer, Scott has also led private equity fund investments across Europe in addition to client and portfolio management in the region. ​

Scott has been in the financial services industry since 2005, focusing on private markets since 2009. Before joining Pavilion, he worked at Alliance Bernstein, Threadneedle and State Street in client services. Previously, he worked in financial planning, providing investment and retirement advice, and managing the Australian financial accounts of a Chinese-headquartered aluminium manufacturer. ​

Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accountancy and finance from the University of Wollongong in Australia and an MBA (in Finance) with distinction from Durham University Business School in the U.K. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate in the U.K.