Scott Painter

Scott Painter is a passionate individual with a strong background in the automotive retail sector and technology. His love for cars, direct-to-consumer businesses, and technology has led him to create innovative solutions that aim to revolutionize the car-buying experience. Currently, Scott is dedicated to improving car acquisition through Fair, a platform that allows users to browse pre-owned cars, sign for them digitally, and return them at any time without traditional lease hassles. His extensive experience as an early-stage entrepreneur includes introducing upfront pricing in the car industry through CarsDirect.com and empowering consumers with TrueCar. Scott has served as CEO at Idealab with CarsDirect.com (now Internet Brands) and eCompanies with Build-to-Order, implementing disruptive technology solutions in competitive consumer markets. Scott's specialties lie in fostering fairness in auto retail, embracing industries undergoing transformational changes, studying global events and macro trends, and exploring interests in environmental issues, philanthropy, oil prices, economy impacts, and politics.