Kathy Carter is an American sports executive and former soccer player who is the former chief executive officer of Soccer United Marketing.[3] Carter was considered a possible candidate for president of the United States Soccer Federation before Carlos Cordeiro won the job in the USSF Presidential Election, which took place on February 10, 2017.
Kathy Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former President of Soccer United Marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office December 13, 2010[1] – April 13, 2018[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President of Soccer United Marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2003 – December 12, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Soccer career edit
From 1987 to 1990, Carter played college soccer for the William & Mary women's soccer program. She is tied for the lowest goals-against average in program history (0.87). After college she played amateur soccer in adult leagues across the U.S.
Professional career edit
Her professional career in soccer began in 1993, when she worked for the World Cup Organizing Committee for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. She began working for Major League Soccer as a founding member, and in 1996 became the vice president of corporate marketing for MLS from 1996 until 1999. In 2003, Carter joined Soccer United Marketing, the marketing branch for U.S. Soccer and MLS.
On December 13, 2010, Carter was promoted from executive vice president to president of Soccer United Marketing.[4][1][5]
On December 5, 2017, Carter declared her candidacy for president of the United States Soccer Federation.[6][7][8][9] Immediately following her announcement, people speculated that she was handpicked by outgoing president, Sunil Gulati, and MLS Commissioner, Don Garber, primarily because reports came that Gulati was considering her to run before he announced that he would not run.[10] She denied any collusion.[11]
In the 2018 U.S. Soccer presidential election, Carter finished tied with Kyle Martino for second in the results, but lost to Carlos Cordeiro.[12]
In April 2018, Carter left Soccer United Marketing to pursue other opportunities,[2] and on October 15, 2018, Carter was named as the Chief Revenue Officer of LA 2028 and the CEO of US Olympic and Paralympic Properties—the commercial joint venture between LA 2028 and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.[13]
In September 2021, Carter was promoted to the role of chief executive officer for LA 2028 [14] stepping down from the role in December 2023.[15]
References edit
- ^ a b Kennedy, Paul (December 14, 2010). "Carter promoted to SUM president". Soccer America. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Carlisle, Jeff (April 9, 2018). "Kathy Carter leaving position as Soccer United Marketing president". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Carter leaving position as SUM president". ESPN. April 9, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Kathy Carter Named President of Soccer United Marketing". Major League Soccer. Soccer United Marketing. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Kathy Carter Named President of SUM". Philadelphia Union. Major League Soccer. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Das, Andrew (December 5, 2017). "Kathy Carter Joins a Crowded Race for U.S. Soccer President". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "SUM's Kathy Carter announces candidacy for U.S. Soccer president". ESPN. The Walt Disney Company. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Valentine, Bob (December 5, 2017). "SUM president Kathy Carter announces candidacy for U.S. Soccer chief". Goal. Perform Group. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Creditor, Avi (December 5, 2017). "SUM Chief Kathy Carter Announces She's Running for U.S. Soccer President". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Cleveland, Park (December 3, 2017). "Sunil Gulati considering supporting SUM Kathy Carter for U.S. Soccer President". Stars and Stripes FC. SB Nation. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Wahl, Grant (December 7, 2017). "Kathy Carter Talks U.S. Soccer Presidential Election And If Gulati, Garber Lobbied for Her". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Cordeiro Elected as 32nd U.S. Soccer President". United States Soccer Federation. February 10, 2018.
- ^ "LA 2028, U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Properties Tap Kathy Carter To Lead Marketing Effort". USOPC. October 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Kathy Carter is promoted to chief executive of LA28 group". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Kathy Carter stepping down as CEO of Los Angeles 2028". inside the games. December 19, 2023.
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