Cris Carter is Chairman of Carter Brothers, L.L.C., an electronic security project management firm specializing in closed circuit television, access control, burglar alarm, fire and life safety products and services for commercial and national accounts. Under Cris’ chairmanship, Carter Brothers saw revenues of $45 million in 2005 and has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the security industry.
As Chairman, Cris develops corporate vision and achievement, drives strategic growth, provides access to key contacts at all levels of the business community and provides public relations support and relationship development.
Prior to entering the security industry, Cris had a stellar NFL career playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. Cris’ drive for excellence and performance established him as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, as he rewrote the NFL and Minnesota Vikings record books. In his 16-year career, Cris appeared in eight consecutive Pro Bowls and became only the second player in NFL history to catch 1,000 passes. During his career, Cris was noted for his generous charitable works in the Twin Cities area and was bestowed the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award – the only league award that recognizes a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence.
Looking beyond the playing field, Cris expanded his professional endeavors into the business world as an entrepreneur.
In 1997, Cris founded the Cris Carter’s Fast Program training facility in Boca Raton, Florida. Cris’ mission is to provide a first-class facility accessible for sports enthusiasts at all levels – youth and professional – to train and improve their skills. The Fast Program has been the national leader in sports performance enhancement since 1997 with more than 3,000 square feet of training space and state-of-the-art equipment. The Fast Program yields an impressive list of client-athletes ranging from the NBA, NFL, Major League Baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and collegiate sports.
In 2001, he founded Carter Brothers in Atlanta, Georgia, with his brother John, a former senior executive with a national construction company where he managed portfolio of more than $4.5 billion in completed public assembly projects. Carter Brothers has achieved notable success in its first five years by bringing innovation to the industry through delivery of project management in the design, installation and maintenance of electronic security systems on a national level.
Today, Carter Brother business’ ranges from full-service security management for clients such as BP, Frito-Lay, General Electric and Standard Register to national program and project management of security installations for commercial accounts.
The company, with 100 employees estimates 2006 managed revenue of more than $100 million.
In 2006, Carter Brothers was recognized for a second year by Diversitybusiness.com and named to their award listings for diverse-owned businesses including: Top Diverse Business and Small Business in the USA and Top African American owned Business in the USA. And this year, Carter Brothers was featured in Fortune’s Top 500 list and Black Enterprise magazine’s Top 100 issue.
Outside of his business enterprises, Cris appears weekly on HBO’s Emmy winning Inside the NFL, hosts a weekly show on Sirius Radio and is a national columnist for YahooSports.com.
Cris is a dedicated philanthropist. He started his charitable works in Minnesota with youth organizations, inner-city schools and Children’s hospitals and has since helped to establish a host of nonprofit organizations in the Atlanta area. Cris and his brothers founded Carter Brothers Charities, a 501 C(3) nonprofit intended to support an array of charitable organizations impacting domestic violence, youth outreach and community development.
Previously a board member with Ronald McDonald House, Cris has also worked with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization, where served as a mentor. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Builders on Dreams for Youths and the Starlight Foundation, serving as one of its International Ambassadors.
Cris attended Ohio State University, majoring in Communications. |
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