William Potter
Managing Director,
Senior Portfolio Manager
Will is Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for Palisade Capital Management’s Focused Equity strategy and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Palisade in 2009, he was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at AG Asset Management (formerly ForstmannLeff). Prior to joining ForstmannLeff in 2002, Mr. Potter had a 10-year career as a Wall Street equity analyst at ABN AMRO (formerly ING Barings/Furman Selz), Alex. Brown, and Wertheim Schroder. During that time, he was recognized as a leader in technology and industrial equity research in several published surveys, including the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street Survey." Previously, he worked in private equity and venture capital at Safeguard Scientifics. Mr. Potter started his career in commercial banking as a corporate lending officer at Manufacturers Hanover Trust and then at Chemical Bank. Mr. Potter received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his B.B.A. from Emory University.
