Majora Carter
Personal Information
Born: 1966
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
1988, BA Wesleyan University; 1997, MFA NYU
Professional Life
Field of Study: Environmental Science
Institution/Corporation: Cisco Systems, Frito Lay, Intel, Holiday Inn, Visa, Mazda, Honda
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Augsburg College 2014, Wesleyan University 2013, Mercy College 2007; Member: Fellow Post Carbon Institute 2009
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2005, MacArthur Fellowship; 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, Goldman Sachs; Silicon Alley 100, Business Insider; 2008, Liberty Medal for Lifetime Achievement, New York Post; 2010, Peabody Award for The Promised Land; 2010, 1 of the 100 Most Creative People in Business, Fast Company magazine; 2020, Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Award; 2017, Visionary Leadership Award, Arts & Ideas; 2016, MIT Inclusion Innovation Competition, Innovation & Inclusion Awards Honoree; 2015, Bloger Winner: Pitch Contest for StartUp Box Quality Assurance B2B Social Enterprise; 2013, Middleburg College CSE Vision Award; 2010, Star Award: International Interior Design Association (IIDA); 2009, Honor Award, Visionary in Sustainability National Building Museum; 2008, named 1 of 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World, Utne Reader magazine; 2008, appointed to America s Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change, National Academy of Sciences; 2008, The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal; 2008, Hollister Award, UN Temple of Understanding; 2008, Paul Wellstone Award: Campaign for America s Future; 2007, Rachel Carson Award, National Audubon Society; 2007, NY State Women of Excellence Award; 2007, Martin Luther King Jr Award for Community Service; 2007, Lawrence Enersen Award, National Arbor Day Society; 2002, Union Square Award: Fund for the City of NY
Achievements: founded & led Sustainable S. Bronx ( a non-profit environmental justice solutions company); principal of Majora Carter Group; initiated development of Hunts Point Riverside Park while Associate Director of The POINT Community Development Corporation; co-founder of Bronx River Alliance; 2007, cofounded Green for All with Van Jones; did 1 of the first 6 TED talks, launching the site in 2006; 2012, launched StartUp Box #QA
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