SCOTT POTTER
Managing Partner
Scott Potter is the founding Managing Partner of San Francisco Equity Partners. In his career as a private equity investor, CEO, and advisor, Scott has been involved in over 75 private equity financings, 20 public offerings, and 15 M&A transactions. He currently serves as chairman of The Guild, and serves on the boards of directors for MCF Corporation (AMEX: MEM), Method Products, Penguin Computing, Rave Motion Pictures, and Modviz, Inc.

Prior to founding SFEP, Scott served as a Managing Director of LMS Capital, the private equity arm of London Merchant Securities plc (LON: LMSO), where he oversaw LMS Capital's North American Private Equity and Venture Capital portfolio.

Before joining LMS Capital, Scott served as Senior Vice President of Field Operations at Inktomi Corporation, where he had responsibility for Inktomi's sales force, business development, consulting services, and field offices.

From 1999-2002, Scott served as President and CEO of Quiver, Inc., an enterprise software company backed by several leading Private Equity and Venture Capital firms. He oversaw all aspects of Quiver's growth, including its acquisition of Global 2000 customers such as Federal Express, Pepsi Bottling Group, and Northwestern Mutual Life. Quiver was acquired by Inktomi in August 2002.

Prior to Quiver, Scott served as Executive Vice President at Worldres, Inc., a venture-backed online travel company. His career began as a corporate finance attorney for Silicon Valley law firm Venture Law Group where his practice focused on private and public financings, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate partnering transactions. Scott's client list included industry leaders such as Yahoo!, Intel, and WebTV Networks, as well as several prominent venture capital firms and investment banks.

Scott holds a JD from UC Berkley's Boalt Hall School of Law and a BA in Industrial Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Dara and enjoys spending time at their home in Lake Tahoe where he is a volunteer at the Tahoe Adaptive Ski School.

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