Joan Carter
Joan Carter | |
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| Born | Joan Pauline Carter July 2, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | College of Wooster |
| Occupation | President of UM Holdings Ltd |
| Board member of | College of Wooster FreedomWorks Lourdes Health System Reason Foundation Abraham Lincoln Foundation Penn Mutual UM Holdings Foundation |
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Joan Carter (born July 2, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is President of UM Holdings Ltd.[1] which she co-founded with John Aglialoro. Since 1973, UM Holdings has owned and operated a variety of business, primarily in the health and fitness industries. It was the owner of Cybex International and EHE International.,[2] both of which were sold in 2016.
Education and achievements
She is a graduate of The College of Wooster, and was awarded the College’s 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award.[3] In 2010, Carter was elected President of The Union League of Philadelphia, the first woman[4][5][6][7] to hold that position in the League’s 150 year history. She was also awarded the Temple University 2011 Musser Award[8] and the Adam Smith Award[9] in 2012 by Economics Pennsylvania.
Boards
Carter serves as Chairman of the Board of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation [10] and FreedomWorks.[11] Additionally Carter serves on the Board of Lourdes Health System.,[12] the Reason Foundation[13] and as Trustee for the College of Wooster.[14] Carter served as Director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from 1994 to 2001 and as its Chair from 1998 to 2001. She was a Director for Carr America (formerly NYSE: CRE) from 2003 to 2006 when Carr was sold to the Blackstone Group. She was Vice Chairman of the board of Cybex International from 1997 to 2016[15] when Cybex was sold to Brunswick Corporation in 2016. She is currently a Director for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company[16] and Chair of that Board’s marketing committee.
Personal life
Carter is married to John Aglialoro, producer of the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy - Carter is associate producer.[17] They have four children and eight grandchildren.
References
- ^ "Joan Carter Bio UM Holdings". Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "EHE International". Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ Distinguished Alumni Award
- ^ Union League Appointment
- ^ Witness History | Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ Union League's Leading Lady | Philadelphia Style
- ^ Women on the Move | Main Line Today
- ^ Musser Award Video
- ^ HBS Club of Philadelphia
- ^ Union League | Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ Joan Carter | FreedomWorks
- ^ Lourdes Health System Trustees
- ^ Reason Foundation
- ^ The College of Wooster Trustees
- ^ Board List | Cybex International Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Penn Mutual Board | Business Week
- ^ Joan Carter biography | Atlas Shrugged
External links
- Profile at Forbes
- Joan Carter at IMDb
- Profile at BusinessWeek