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Mark Potter

Professor of Finance at Babson College

Babson College

Areas of expertise

  • - - Investments and Portfolio Performance
  • - - Finance
  • - - Investments
  • - - Mutual Funds and Money Management

About me

Mark Potter, Ph.D., is a Professor of Finance and the Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Babson College.​ Dr. Potter has been at Babson College since 1995, teaching over one hundred courses at the undergraduate, graduate and executive education levels spanning a myriad of topics that includes investments, corporate finance, derivatives, and international finance. In the past five years, he has worked with companies in the consumer services, medical device, high technology, financial services, and litigation support industries. Professor Potter’s areas of expertise includes investments and portfolio performance, behavioral finance, and alternative investment strategies. His research has appeared in the Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Alternative Investments, Journal of Financial Education, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Derivatives Quarterly, among others. His work has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, and CFA Digest.