Diane Scott
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Founding Partner
Toronto, CA
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Diane is an internationally recognized venture capitalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist with a track record for delivering impressive results. She co-founded SX2 Ventures, an international venture capital company with a focus on value creation and innovation in the human care sector.
She is also Chairman and CEO of the Company’s largest investment, JMCC Group and was described by Forbes as the company’s “savvy CEO.”
Through her role at JMCC, Diane is helping revolutionize international patient access to medicinal cannabis by being the only company to be specifically invited, and the only company from the Caribbean region, to participate in Project Twenty21, the world’s largest observational medical cannabis study. She also developed JMCC Scientific, a division that encompasses medical product R&D, testing, manufacturing, packaging and labelling.
Diane Scott has over two decades of global experience in the C-suite of enterprises in global emerging industries.
Named as one of North America’s top female CEOs in the industry by MJ Business in 2019, she helms a rapidly growing business with contracted revenues from customers in Canada, Germany, Australia and Brazil.
Diane is a regular international speaker, participating in the prestigious International Economic Forum of the America's Toronto event.
She was named as Founding Partner of the Centre of Medicinal Cannabis in London, a group working to help shape the UK’s new medicinal cannabis regime. Diane is an advisor to several corporations and non-profit groups, including the Executive Advisory Board for Twenty21. She is an Activator at SheEO, a global community of radically generous women supporting women-led ventures. In that capacity, she invests in women-led enterprises around the world.
Diane is a seasoned entrepreneur with a reputation for knocking down barriers in both business and social communities.
The Record
Background
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2010 — Present
Chairman & Founder
Panther Payments Group
Panther provides innovative payment solutions for North America's leading financial institutions. The Company approaches electronic payments from the consumer's perspective, ensuring real time payments are delivered by financial institutions based on their consumer's needs.
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2017 — Present
Co-Founder
SX2 Ventures
SX2 invests in specialized care, life sciences, emerging market healthcare solutions and longevity. SX2’s founders share the belief that business and capital must always benefit humanity, hence every investment by SX2 has a strong social “give-back” component.
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2017 — Present
Group Chairman & CEO
JMCC Group
JMCC Group is a fully integrated medical cannabis company operating within a self-contained supply chain – from propagation and cultivation of raw material supply, product research and development, manufacturing and packaging and through to global logistics and distribution. Founded in 2016, today, JMCC is the leading global provider of Jamaican medical cannabis products and services to the world.
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2018 — Present
Founding Partner
Centre for Medicinal Cannabis
The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) was launched as a not-for-profit membership body in December 2018. Founded to increase access to medicinal cannabis in the UK to all who will benefit from it, CMC will deliver this remit through a programme of research, political engagement, key stakeholder management, education, public events & advocacy.
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2006 — 2010
President, Emerging Business
Viewpointe LLP
Viewpointe is a leading managed service and payments provider to regulated industries.
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2002 — 2006
CEO
Scott Global Consultancy & Communications Group
Based in London and Toronto, Diane was CEO of the Global team providing expert marketing, communications and strategy advice to the world's leading financial institutions and a broad range of global companies.
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2000 — 2002
Global Director, Marketing, Communications & Solutions Development
Perot Systems Corporation
Overall responsibility for public relations, media relations, investor relations, external and internal communications, market research and knowledge management, marketing and branding, and solution (product) development for the company's financial services group on a global level.
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1997 — 2000
Head of Corporate Communications
CGU Canada/Aviva Today
Overall marketing and communications responsibility for the six groups within Canada's largest insurance group. Also, team leader (26 teams) for launch of CGU brand into Canadian marketplace. Member of the Acquisition and Merger team.
Formative Years
Education
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Harvard Business School
Finance
2009
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INSEAD, CEDEP
Strategic Business Management
2000
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Schulich School of Business
Strategic Business Management
1993
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York University, Toronto
BA International Relations & Affairs
1992
Areas Of Focus