Majora Carter — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Peabody Award for her work as a radio broadcaster, and a two-time TED speaker
CEO at Majora Carter Group LLC since 2008, focusing on urban revitalization strategies nationwide and abroad
Founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 and Startup Box #QA in 2012, and is the owner of Boogie Down Grind Café since 2016
Author of "Reclaiming Your Community: You Don't Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One" (2021)
Serves as a Lecturer at Princeton University since 2021
Holds a Master of Fine Arts from New York University (1997) and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University (1984)

Biography

Majora Carter is an American urban revitalization strategist, real estate developer, and author who demonstrates that communities do not have to relocate to improve their quality of life. As CEO of Majora Carter Group LLC since 2008, she develops new infrastructure and development models that prioritize talent retention to build local economies.