Don Trotter was a Managing Director and founder (1992) of Atlantic Asset Management, LLC, with $7 billion of assets under management when sold in 2015. Mr. Trotter was instrumental in developing and implementing its strategy of investing in and developing emerging investment management firms specializing in non-traditional assets classes.
From 1988-1992, Mr. Trotter was a Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant at DeMarche Associates. Prior positions include Senior Financial Analyst at Phillips Petroleum Company based in London and Chief Investment and Trust Officer of a nationally chartered bank in Kansas City.
Mr. Trotter is a CFA and served AIMR (Association for Investment Management and Research) for 12 years in several capacities including Board member. For nine years, he also served on the board of National Advisors Trust (a $10 billion Federally-Chartered trust company created and owned by financial advisory firms across the U.S.) where he was a member of the Finance, Investment and Audit Committees.
Mr. Trotter received an MBA from the University of Missouri (Kansas City) and a BS and BA in Accounting and Business administration from the University of Kansas. His published research includes investment related articles commissioned for the ICFA Continuing Education series and the National Council on Foundations. He has been a speaker at investment conferences across the country on various investment related topics.