Majora Carter

Majora Carter is an internationally recognized urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster.  She is responsible for the creation and successful implementation of numerous green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training and placement systems.

After establishing Sustainable South Bronx and Green For All (among other organizations) to carry on that work, she built on this foundation with innovative ventures and insights into urban economic developments designed to help move Americans out of poverty.

Her long list of awards and honorary degrees include accolades from groups as diverse as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, John Podesta’s Center for American Progress, Goldman Sachs, as well as a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Her 2006 TED talk was one of the first six videos to launch the groundbreaking website. Carter is a board member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Andrew Goodman Foundation.

What Others are Saying about Majora Carter

“We could not fail to be inspired by Majora Carter’s efforts to bring green space for exercise to the South Bronx. We need more ideas like these to bring solutions to minority communities.”
—Time magazine

“Her success is no surprise to anyone who’s seen her speak; Carter’s confidence, energy, and intensely emotional delivery make her talks themselves a force of nature.”
—Ted.com