Tom Potter is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Brooklyn Brewery.
Potter graduated from Yale University and received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1983. [1] [2]
Potter served as an assistant vice president at Chemical Bank. In 1987, he founded the Brooklyn Brewery along with Steve Hindy. Potter retired from Brooklyn Brewery in 2004. [3] [1] He is currently the co-founder of New York Distilling Company, along with Allen Katz. [4]
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