Leadership

Scott Friedlander

Senior Vice President
Insight Public Sector

Scott Friedlander assumed his role as senior vice president, Insight Public Sector in 2018. He leads 500 teammates to deliver Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ to public sector clients across the U.S., including state and local government agencies, federal civilian agencies, K–12 and higher education institutions, and the Department of Defense.

Prior to Insight, Friedlander was president of MarketResearch.com. During his tenure, he successfully evolved the company into a software as a service business model, serving Global 2000 and Fortune 500 clients. Prior to that, he was president and CEO at Paragon Technology Group and GTSI Corp.

Friedlander started his career at Xerox after earning a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He held a variety of roles over his 18 years with the company, culminating with leading three business units — commercial, federal and public sector — as vice president, general manager.

Today, Friedlander is responsible for growing Insight’s nearly $2 billion public sector division. He is client obsessed, rooted in his passion to dig deep into complex problems to deliver solutions on time, on scope, and on budget. He does so through his commitment to building high-performing teams, driven by a clear vision and strategy.

Outside of Insight Public Sector, Friedlander can be found volunteering with Heartsongs, a charitable organization that supports the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Founded by his wife, Lisa, in 2001, Heartsongs has raised more than $2 million dollars since its inception and was recognized by March of the Dimes in 2017 with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He strongly believes in the importance of giving back to his community and helping others in any way he can.