Scott Bennett was born in Bairnsdale, Victoria, and holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Over the last twenty years, he has worked for many of Australia's most recognised companies as an executive general manager. In 2003, he visited the Great War battlefields to retrace the steps of his great-uncles, who had fought there, inspiring his first publications. Beyond his work and writing, Scott leads a quiet life in Hampton, Melbourne, with his partner Alex and daughters, Isabella and Amelia.