Cordell Carter, Esq.

Cordell Carter, Esq. is a global leader in youth empowerment, innovation, and inclusive economic development, with more than two decades of experience designing cross‑sector partnerships that connect learning to dignified livelihoods. He spent eight years at the Aspen Institute and has held fellowships with the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Germany and the Eisenhower Fellowship in China. Cordell also served as a presidentially appointed Commissioner to the President’s Commission on the White House Fellowship Program. His work focuses on professional fellowships, international exchange, leadership development, and multi‑country initiatives that build mentorship frameworks, entrepreneurship ecosystems, and institutional learning systems centered on youth voice and lived experience. He is the founder of Casa Innovation, an initiative developing innovation ecosystems to support underrepresented women entrepreneurs in Colombia and Brazil.