Daniel Potter

Nashville

Climate writer for @terradotdo. I also write about natural history for @nhmu occasionally. Past: @kqedbaycurious, @kqedscience, @montereyaq, @wpln. He/him. Yep

Articles

CEO Succession Planning Is a Critical Task for Community Bank Boards

Oct 28, 2024 | bankdirector.com | Daniel Potter |Laura Hay

In an era of rapid change and increasing complexity, effective CEO succession planning has become a paramount concern for community banks. Yet, many institutions are woefully unprepared for leadership transitions, putting bank stability and sustainability at risk. According to a 2024 Bank Director survey, 40% of respondents anticipate their CEO retiring or resigning within five years, but only 18% have a succession plan in place.
Rewiring the Grid for a Sustainable Future: A Conversation With Dr. Amol Phadke

May 3, 2024 | blog.terra.do | Daniel Potter

First, the good news: Electrical grids are awash in requests to connect ever more sources of renewable energy. That’s thanks to a few factors. Solar and wind keep getting cheaper, and various programs incentivize or mandate more clean electricity. And as renewables increasingly displace fossil fuel use, the result is fewer greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere—and considerable progress toward a future where we blunt the worst impacts of climate change. So what’s the bad news?
Practice Resurrection

Feb 20, 2024 | cbfblog.com | Daniel Potter

By ChristineEvery morning for the last six weeks, I’ve found myself lying in bed listening to the songbirds gently welcome the morning outside my window. The room is dark and still, except for the soft echoing from the tree planted along the patio wall. And as I lay there and listen, it feels like an invitation. Their song, it feels like a beckoning, a snippet of hope, a promise. A reminder that we are resurrection people.
Comp Program, Process Considerations in a Changing Regulatory Environment

Nov 29, 2023 | bankdirector.com | Niki Nolan |Daniel Potter

Bank M&A Bank M&A topics will include balance sheet considerations for both the acquiring and acquired financial institutions such as deposits, capital adequacy, credit quality and more. Information around regulatory preparations and concerns as well as credit risks will also be addressed. Explore
Comp Program, Process Considerations in a Changing Regulatory Environment

Nov 29, 2023 | bankdirector.com | Daniel Potter |Niki Nolan

When Silicon Valley Bank failed earlier this year, followed in quick succession by Signature Bank and First Republic Bank, regulators faced tough questions about their effectiveness and their actions to prevent such failures.
A Utah Fossil's Journey from Evidence Locker to Harvard

Nov 7, 2023 | nhmu.utah.edu | Daniel Potter

By Daniel PotterThe 500-million-year-old fossil doesn’t stick out in Carrie Levitt-Bussian’s memory. Why would it? It looks like an unassuming, light gray, palm-sized rock with a thick “Y” on it. That “Y” is, in fact, an animal—the ancestor of a modern sea squirt. It’s much older than any such relative previously found in the fossil record, and also much better preserved.