Staff & Advisors
Controller
Matt Potter
Matt Potter serves as Controller for The Gambrell Foundation. Matt is also the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Belk Gambrell Enterprises, a single-family office in Charlotte, NC. In his role as CFO, he is responsible for the day-to-day financials, financial forecasts, cash management, and risk management of various operations. He also helps to oversee the real estate portfolio, both strategically and financially. Matt brings over 20 years of various accounting and financial experience to Belk Gambrell Enterprises.
Prior to joining Belk Gambrell Enterprises in 2018, Matt was a Vice President of Finance for Balfour Beatty Construction, responsible for the financials for the Southeast Region of the US. Before joining Balfour Beatty Construction, Matt was a Controller with Casella Waste Systems, out of Rutland, Vermont, and an Assistant Controller with Whole Foods Markets out of Austin, TX.
Matt graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from UNC – Charlotte. Matt is a CPA registered in the state of NC since 2001.
On Matt’s Desk 2
Book
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions, John Grisham & Jim McCloskey (opens in a new tab)
John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system.
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Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari (opens in a new tab)
A sweeping, easy-to-follow history of the human race, from our earliest days to today. It’s a great big-picture read that helps put current problems, and solutions, in context.