Dan Potterton
Chief Operating Officer
Dan Potterton is Chief Operating Officer for FEI Behavioral Health with oversight for all customer facing functions of the organization. Dan oversees account management of the company and is responsible for the oversight and strategic direction of the company’s Crisis Management Services. Dan has over 25 years’ experience in the healthcare and EAP/managed care industry.
Prior to his appointment at FEI, Mr. Potterton worked as an independent healthcare business consultant providing consultation service to complex health care systems and advising venture capital firms. Prior to this, Mr. Potterton was executive vice president with CareAdvantage where he managed the company’s multistate operations and consulting services. Dan also served as president of Cigna Behavioral Health, one of the largest behavioral care management and employee assistance programs (EAP). Before joining Cigna, he served in a number of senior management positions at Value Behavioral Health (VBH) and Preferred Health Care (PHC). Most notably, Dan was the executive vice president for new business technology strategy for VBH and the founding chief operating officer for the behavioral healthcare division of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield under contract with PHC.
He holds a BA from Providence College and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Boston University School of Social Work.