Throughout her career, Carter has engaged the private sector through thought leadership, policy, and global issues. Carter rejoins CFR—where she served in the Corporate Program from 2006 to 2018—from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), where she was vice president of member services and business development. Prior to DISCUS, she led development and engagement at the Alliance for Health Policy, membership at the Business Roundtable, and AARP’s international department. She also directed Booz Allen Hamilton’s $20 million emerging market business environment analysis unit and served as contract manager for a $2.4 billion U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contract. At the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) she assisted in managing the U.S.-EU-Poland action commission and development operations. Earlier, she was a project assistant at Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman). Carter is on the board of directors of the international nonprofit organization iMMAP and the DC Advisory Council of Global Kids. She is a member of the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club and an International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) fellow. Carter has an MA in international relations from Boston University and a BA from the University of Virginia.