Andrew Potter is a Canadian author and associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy in Montreal, Quebec. He is the former editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen; best known for co-authoring The Rebel Sell with Joseph Heath and for his 2010 book The Authenticity Hoax.[1] He was formerly director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
Early life and education
Potter was born in Teulon, Manitoba, and attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa before graduating from McGill University with a BA in Philosophy, followed by MA and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy at the University of Toronto. He also spent three years as an assistant professor at Trent University. Potter completed postdoctoral work at the Centre de recherches en éthique (CREUM) at the University of Montreal after graduation.[2]