Cordell Carter
CORDELL CARTER
The Broad Residency Class of 2008-2010
Current Organization: Seattle Public Schools
J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School
M.S., Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
B.A., Political Science, University of Washington
“I believe that our school systems must harness the tools and knowledge of the private sector to deliver world-class services to our children. Furthermore, as a former public school student, I am obliged to assist public schools and students because others did the same for me years ago. While I have volunteered in public schools wherever I have lived, The Broad Residency provides me an opportunity to add value to schools and students everyday.”
Cordell Carter was recently appointed as director of school support services for Seattle Public Schools where he previously served as director of business systems and special assistant to the Chief Financial Operations Officer. His current division provides support for several departments, including: student transportation; child nutrition services; athletics; traffic education; customer service center; and district archives. Carter also serves on the district's teacher's union contract bargaining team. Prior to joining Seattle Public Schools, Carter was a visiting attorney in the legal department of Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) Bankengruppe in Frankfurt, Germany. In this role, he focused on public-private partnerships and the European carbon emission credits trading system, and advised on several aspects of U.S. law. Previously, Carter was a management consultant for IBM Business Consulting Services, where he focused on enterprise architecture and business process reengineering projects for federal and state government clients. Carter participated in The Broad Residency in Urban Education Cohort 2008, serving his two-year Residency in Seattle Public Schools.
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