Majora Carter

Biographical Information
"Majora Carter is an internationally renowned urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She is responsible for the creation & successful implementation of numerous green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems...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 6 videos to launch their groundbreaking website...

"Majora is Co-Founder & CEO of StartUpBox.SouthBronx (sbsq.org). This enterprise-generating project is seeding the ground for community participation in accessible and lucrative economic growth trends for the 21st century.  In 2012, Majora was one of BusinessInsider.com’s ‘Silicon Alley 100’, a strong supporter and participant of DigitalUndivided.com / #Focus100, and one of Goldman-Sachs ‘100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs’.  She will be speaking at NYC’s very own Etsy.com’s #HelloEtsy conference, May 23, 2013.

"In 2007, while at the helm of Sustainable South Bronx, Majora Carter brought MIT’s first ever Mobile Fab-Lab (digital fabrication laboratory) to the South Bronx where it served as an early iteration of the “Maker-Space” found elsewhere today. It drew residents and  visitors together in the South Bronx for creative collaborations.  In July 2013, Majora will be a featured speaker at M.I.T. for Platform.org as she continues to drive the financial currents seeking out diversity & innovation, into the communities left out of previous economic booms."

In December 2008 she became a board member of CERES and seems to have remained in that position until 2012. The same announcement noted how: "Carter co-founded Green for All with Van Jones in 2007 to advocate for a national green-collar job agenda. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant, one of Essence Magazine’s 25 most influential African-Americans for 2007, and a board member of the Wilderness Society."

Affiliations

 * Founder, Sustainable South Bronx
 * Member, New York Jobs with Justice
 * Governing Council (2008), Wilderness Society (US)
 * External Advisory Board, College of the Environment - Wesleyan University
 * Former Director, U.S. Green Building Council
 * Open Society Institute New York City Community – Fellow in 2001
 * Coro Leadership NY for Public Affairs and Civic Leadership – Fellow in 1999

Related Sourcewatch

 * Temple of Understanding - honoree
 * FreshDirect