Tralynna Scott

Tralynna Sherrill Scott is a Cherokee lawyer and economist serving concurrently as the chief economist of Cherokee Nation Businesses and the Cherokee Nation special envoy to the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2021. She was previously the Cherokee Nation Treasurer from 2019 to 2021.

Life Tralynna Scott was born in the mid-1980s and grew up in Oklahoma. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Scott earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy from the University of Notre Dame in 2006. Over the next 14 years, she worked her way through various roles, including investment analyst and financial analyst. In this role, she analyzes economic conditions and supports the long-term growth of CNB, which generates over $1.1 billion in revenue annually and operates in various sectors globally. She serves on its Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee. In March 2024, Scott was appointed to the leadership council of the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Scott is married to Brandon Scott.