Scott MacMillan (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business and Tourism at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He previously worked for the YMCA for twenty years throughout Canada and the Middle East, in management, research, and consulting positions.

In addition to holding a Ph.D. in Management, his education includes a Master of Business Administration degree, a Bachelor of Physical Education degree, and a Certificate in Adult Education. He has been teaching management and leadership extensively since 2001.

He conducts research on finding meaning in work, careers, and work-life balance. His Ph.D. thesis was entitled, Towards an Existential Approach to the Meaning of Work.

He is the author of The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life (Llewellyn, 2003).