With over 22 years of industry project management experience, Chris Carter brings valuable real-world expertise and was instrumental in the redesign of the Georgia Tech Project Management academic program which includes undergraduate, graduate, professional & military courses.  

Carter serves as GT's Project Management academic program director, leading the faculty & instructional team for the following CLL certificate programs: Project Management Certificate, Agile Leadership Certificate, Supply Chain Project Management Certificate, and the Project Management Fundamentals Certificate via edX platform.  Undergraduate & graduate courses include:  CLL 4803/8803 Intro to Project Management, Intro to Agile Program Management, and CLL 8803 Project Leadership. 

As Chief Engineer and General Manager for Toyota and Lexus brands, he has spent his time developing and launching new model year cross-platform technologies. Carter’s large-scale projects include launching the MY16-18 Lexus RX, MY22 Lexus NX, and Lexus Interface® system. 

Carter is a Georgia Tech alumnus (ISYE 2007, PM Certificate 2015) who was named a Georgia Tech Alumni Association 40 Under 40 honoree in 2023. He is also an active speaker for various campus career development events including Georgia Tech’s third annual Organizational Effectiveness Conference, GT SAA Expert Jackets, GT Alumni Association’s Career Clarity Series, GT International Plan Induction Ceremony, and keynote speaker for NSBE's 50th Anniversary, the PMI-Atlanta 40th Anniversary & PMI-Alaska 40th Anniversary. 

Carter has distinctions from the State of Texas for Community Leadership (Senator Nathan Johnson) and is a Leadership Dallas 2020 alumnus, serving as executive advisor from 2020 to 2021.  He currently serves on Southern Methodist University's industry advisory board for the Lyle School of Engineering.