Joan Carter

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. UM Holdings Ltd owns Cybex International and EHE International.^[2]

Education & 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 on the board of Cybex International.^[10] She serves on the Board of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation.^[11] Additionally Carter serves on the Board of FreedomWorks^[12] and Lourdes Health System.^[13] Carter also serves as a 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 is currently a Director for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company^[15] and Chair of that Board’s marketing committee.

Personal life

Carter is married to John Aglialoro, Producer of the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy and Carter serves as Associate Producer.^[16] They have four children and eight grandchildren.

References

External links

• Profile at Forbes
• Profile at IMDB
• Profile at BusinessWeek