The Center established its board in 1994. The board decides and supports the Center's mission and manages its property and assets. Members of the board are appointed both by The Carter Center and Emory University, with the president of Emory serving as an ex-officio member. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter chaired the board and Rosalynn Carter was vice chair from 1994-2005. View Board Officers >
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States
Rosalynn Carter
Former First Lady of the United States
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States
Jason Carter
Partner
Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP
Kathryn E. Cade
Board Member
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
Terrence B. Adamson
Co-Chair, Board of Directors
The Henry Luce Foundation
Arthur M. Blank
Owner & Chairman, Atlanta Falcons
Chairman, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Susan A. Cahoon
Retired Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mrs. J. Crystal Edmonson
Broadcast Editor
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Gregory L. Fenves
President
Emory University
The Hon. Gordon D. Giffin
Partner
Dentons US LLP
C.D. Glin
President and Global Head of Philanthropy
The PepsiCo Foundation
Ben F. Johnson III
Retired Partner
Alston & Bird
Sherry Lansing
Chief Executive Officer
The Sherry Lansing Foundation
Douglas W. Nelson
Retired President and CEO
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ambassador Susan D. Page
Professor of Practice, Weiser Diplomacy Center
University of Michigan
Wendell Reilly
Chairman (retired)
Berman Capital Advisors
Justice Leah Ward Sears
Partner
Smith, Gambrell & Russell
The Hon. Doug Shipman
President, Atlanta City Council
Hugo X. Shong
Founding General Partner
IDG Capital Partners
Gregory J. Vaughn, M.D.
Consultant
Spencer Stuart
Rochelle Walensky, M.D.
Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ellen H. Yankellow, PharmD
President and CEO
Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc.
The Hon. James T. Laney
Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
John J. Moores
Investor and Chair
San Diego Padres
Dame Marjorie Scardino
Former CEO of Pearson PLC
Chilton D. Varner
Partner
King & Spalding
Updated Feb. 9, 2024
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