Dennis C. Bottorff

Dennis C. Bottorff (born 1944/1945) is an American businessman, banker and philanthropist. As chairman and chief executive officer of the First American Corporation, he was responsible for its merger with the AmSouth Bancorporation. He served as the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 2010 to 2012. He is the co-founder and general partner of Council Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also the co-founder and the chairman of CapStar Bank. He serves as the chairman of NuScriptRX.

Bottorff was born in 1944 or 1945. He graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he received a bachelor of science in engineering in 1966. He received a master in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management in 1968.

Bottorff joined the Nashville-based Commerce Union Bank (which later merged with Bank of America) in 1968. He served as its president from 1981 to 1984, and as president and chief operating officer from 1982. Subsequently, he served as the president of the Sovran Bank. He was responsible for its 1990 merger with the Citizens & Southern National Bank.

Borttoff served as the chief executive officer and president of the First American Corporation from 1991 to 1999, and as its chairman from 1994 to 1999. He was responsible for its merger with the AmSouth Bancorporation, and served as its chairman until 2001. During the merger, he earned "$1.3 million a year in salary and bonuses" as well as AmSouth Bancorporation shares "valued at about $4.1 million." He also received "an annual retirement benefit of $1.25 million for the rest of his life."

Bottorff co-founded Eakin Partners, a commercial real estate firm in Nashville, in 1999. Additionally, he co-founded of Council Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm based in Nashville, in 2000. He serves as its general partner. Additionally, Bottorff co-founded the CapStar Bank in 2007. He serves as its chairman. He also serves as the chairman of NuScriptRX. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of Ingram Industries. He is the namesake of an Ingram Marine Group boat.

Bottorff served on the boards of directors of the Tennessee Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association. He also served on the board of the Financial Services Roundtable. He served as the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from April 2010 to January 2012.

Additionally, he served on the board of directors of Dollar General and Shoney's.

Bottorff has served on the board of trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, since 1990. He donated US$1 million or more to the Nashville Symphony for the construction of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in 2006. Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees of Leadership Nashville. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University. He formerly served on the board of directors of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Bottorff was the 2011 recipient of the Martha Rivers Ingram Arts Visionary Award from the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville.

Bottorff and his wife, Jean, have two children. His son, Todd, is the owner of the Turner Publishing Company. His sons Chad and Todd also own a tequila company called TC Craft and it is only in Nashville, Wyoming, Florida at the moment.