Scott Paddock

Senior Vice President of External Affairs

Scott Paddock

Scott Paddock is Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Silver Cross Hospital. In his role, he has administrative oversight for the hospital’s Marketing & Community Relations Department, Government Affairs, Guest and Volunteer Services, Silver Cross Foundation and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Prior to joining Silver Cross, Paddock served as president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway for nearly a decade. There, he oversaw all aspects of one of Illinois’ largest sports and entertainment complexes.

Before joining NASCAR, he was the director of sports marketing for the Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo Inc. In that role, he was responsible for the management of the brand’s $120 million sports marketing sponsorship portfolio, including all league, team and spokesperson relations and negotiations, while serving as a key member of the Gatorade Leadership Team.

Paddock received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a student-athlete as a member of the men’s basketball program. Following graduation, Paddock embarked on a professional basketball career, which included stops in six different countries. He was a starter on the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) National Team, earning a silver medal in the 1995 Pan American Games. 

He has served on a number of boards and committees over the years, including membership on USA Basketball’s Board of Directors, USA Basketball’s Executive Committee, the Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) to the United States Olympic Committee, and the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee.  In 2008, Paddock was named a member of the Sports Business Journal’s prestigious Forty Under Forty class.   

Prior to joining the staff at Silver Cross Hospital, Paddock served on the Silver Cross Hospital Board of Directors, most recently as Chairman.

In addition, Paddock currently serves on the Board of Directors for Illinois Special Olympics, Will County’s Center for Economic Development, and in 2019, he was appointed to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board.

Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.