Michael Potts is an investor and strategy consultant with a leadership background spanning commercial and mission-based enterprises. His mission-oriented work includes eight years as board member and six years as CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the renewable energy think tank, and nine years on the board of Kripalu Yoga Foundation, the nation’s largest spiritual retreat center.
Today, Michael is Managing Partner of Advance Wave Partners, an investment partnership focusing on economically vibrant enterprises that also generate mission value. He is also trustee and finance chair for the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and trustee of Curious Theatre in Denver.
In his role as a strategy consultant (over 30 engagements), Michael has developed a creative methodology that helps teams break out of their day-to-day mindset and scan a wider horizon. He helps them define strategic issues, clarify challenges, and forge concrete, actionable long-term initiatives.
Michael has maintained an unbroken mindfulness practice for over 40 years, and he’s writing a book about how recent discoveries regarding the nature of time and causation can affect our search for meaning and purpose.
