Kathy Carter
{{Short description|American soccer player and sports executive}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
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| successor = Incumbent
| birth_date = 1969
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| alma_mater = College of William & Mary
| office = Former President of Soccer United Marketing
| term_start = December 13, 2010{{cite web|last1=Kennedy|first1=Paul|title=Carter promoted to SUM president|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/40753/carter-promoted-to-sum-president.html|website=Soccer America|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 14, 2010}}
| term_end = April 13, 2018{{cite web|last1=Carlisle|first1=Jeff|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3450180/kathy-carter-leaving-position-as-soccer-united-marketing-president|title=Kathy Carter leaving position as Soccer United Marketing president|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=February 13, 2020|date=April 9, 2018}}
| office2 = Executive Vice President of Soccer United Marketing
| term_start2 = 2003
| term_end2 = December 12, 2010
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|collegeyears1 = 1987–1990
|college1 = William & Mary
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Kathy Carter is an American sports executive and former soccer player who is the former chief executive officer of Soccer United Marketing.{{Cite web|date=2018-04-09|title=Carter leaving position as SUM president|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3450180/kathy-carter-leaving-position-as-soccer-united-marketing-president|access-date=2021-07-12|website=ESPN|language=en}} 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.
Soccer career
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
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.{{cite web|title=Kathy Carter Named President of Soccer United Marketing|url=http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/kathy-carter-named-president-soccer-united-marketing|website=Major League Soccer|publisher=Soccer United Marketing|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 13, 2010}}{{cite web|title=Kathy Carter Named President of SUM|url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/12/14/kathy-carter-named-president-sum|website=Philadelphia Union|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 13, 2010}}
On December 5, 2017, Carter declared her candidacy for president of the United States Soccer Federation.{{cite web|last1=Das|first1=Andrew|title=Kathy Carter Joins a Crowded Race for U.S. Soccer President|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/soccer/kathy-carter-us-soccer-election.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=December 30, 2017|date=December 5, 2017}}{{cite web|author=|title=SUM's Kathy Carter announces candidacy for U.S. Soccer president|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3297955/kathy-carter-running-for-united-states-soccer-federation-presidency|website=ESPN|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 5, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Valentine|first1=Bob|title=SUM president Kathy Carter announces candidacy for U.S. Soccer chief|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/sum-president-kathy-carter-announces-us-soccer-candidacy/13vpw0l4wmvu510ymp3rfj5qk7|website=Goal|publisher=Perform Group|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 5, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Creditor|first1=Avi|title=SUM Chief Kathy Carter Announces She's Running for U.S. Soccer President|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/12/05/kathy-carter-us-soccer-president-election-sum|website=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 5, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Cleveland|first1=Park|title=Sunil Gulati considering supporting SUM Kathy Carter for U.S. Soccer President|url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2017/12/3/16729906/usa-us-soccer-sunil-gulati-kathy-carter-ussf-president-sum|website=Stars and Stripes FC|publisher=SB Nation|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 3, 2017}} She denied any collusion.{{cite web|last1=Wahl|first1=Grant|title=Kathy Carter Talks U.S. Soccer Presidential Election And If Gulati, Garber Lobbied for Her|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/12/07/kathy-carter-us-soccer-election-president-sunil-gulati-sum|website=Sports Illustrated.|accessdate=December 31, 2017|date=December 7, 2017}}
In the 2018 U.S. Soccer presidential election, Carter finished tied with Kyle Martino for second in the results, but lost to Carlos Cordeiro.{{cite web| url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/02/10/13/58/20180210-news-new-us-soccer-president-carlos-cordeiro-elected-annual-general-meeting|title=Carlos Cordeiro Elected as 32nd U.S. Soccer President|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|date=February 10, 2018}}
In April 2018, Carter left Soccer United Marketing to pursue other opportunities,{{cite web|last1=Carlisle|first1=Jeff|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3450180/kathy-carter-leaving-position-as-soccer-united-marketing-president|title=Kathy Carter leaving position as Soccer United Marketing president|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=February 13, 2020|date=April 9, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/media/news/usopc/101518-LA-2028-USOPP-Tap-Kathy-Carter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213074149/https://www.teamusa.org/media/news/usopc/101518-LA-2028-USOPP-Tap-Kathy-Carter|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2020|title=LA 2028, U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Properties Tap Kathy Carter To Lead Marketing Effort|publisher=USOPC|accessdate=February 13, 2020|date=October 15, 2018}}
In September 2021, Carter was promoted to the role of chief executive officer for LA 2028,{{Cite web|date=2021-09-14|title=Kathy Carter is promoted to chief executive of LA28 group|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-09-14/kathy-carter-promoted-la28-chief-executive|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} stepping down from the role in December 2023.{{Cite web|date=2023-12-19|title=Kathy Carter stepping down as CEO of Los Angeles 2028|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143042/kathy-carter-stepping-ceo-angeles-2028|website=inside the games|language=en-US}} Carter was succeeded by Reynold Hoover.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=LA28 organizers choose former US military leader Reynold Hoover as CEO |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-los-angeles-ceo-af26069a042e7559d47e32020c9d17f7#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20The,Reynold%20Hoover%20as%20its%20CEO. |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.mlssoccer.com/league/executives/kathy-carter MLS Profile]{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://www.teamkathycarter.com/ USSF Presidential Campaign Website]
- [https://www.mlssoccer.com/advertise/ SUM]{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Major League Soccer executives
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Category:American women's soccer players
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