He came to Princeton from Oyster Bay High School, on Long Island, in a town to which he remained devoted all his life. At Princeton he rowed on the 150-pound crew, majored in economics, dined at Quadrangle, and served in the Army ROTC. After his Army service he earned an MBA at Harvard in 1965 and joined McKinsey & Co. There, he rose rapidly to senior partnership. After his nominal retirement he remained active in client relationships and as a mentor to many McKinsey executives and alumni.
In 1990 Carter added entrepreneurship to his consulting skills by successfully founding the private-equity firm Wicks Group and later New World Capital Group. With his wife, Suzy, a noted garden writer, he founded the North Shore Land Alliance, which has preserved more than 1,200 acres on northern Long Island. Carter served in senior management roles with the Nature Conservancy, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Grand Canyon Trust, and other conservation entities. He lectured at the United Nations and became a world-recognized authority on these issues.
Carter was predeceased by Suzy in 2016. We extend our sympathies to their four children and spouses and their grandchildren.