Sandy Carter facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sandra "Sandy" Carter
Carter at SXSW 2025
Education	Duke University, Harvard Business School
Occupation	Chief Operating Officer
Employer	Unstoppable Domains
Children	2

Sandra “Sandy” Carter is an American businesswoman, speaker, and author. She has held important leadership roles at big tech companies. From 2013 to 2016, she was a general manager at IBM. Later, from 2017 to 2021, she was a vice president at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Currently, she is the Chief Operating Officer at Unstoppable Domains.

Early Life and Education

Sandy Carter was born in the United States. She studied computer science at Duke University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree. She also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Sandy knows how to use many different computer programming languages.

Career Highlights

Sandy Carter at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in 2011.

From 2013 to 2016, Sandy Carter worked as a general manager at IBM. There, she helped grow the company's cloud services that used artificial intelligence (AI). She also helped combine new technologies with older cloud systems.

In 2017, Sandy joined Amazon Web Services (AWS). She was a vice president there until 2021. At AWS, she focused on marketing and new ideas for large businesses. She helped create new AI cloud services and global plans for selling them.

In 2021, Sandy Carter moved to Unstoppable Domains. She started as the Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships. In 2023, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). At Unstoppable Domains, she has been key in making new connections in the Web3 world. She also helps people understand and use decentralized identity.

Speaking and Community Work

Sandy Carter often gives speeches at major global events. These include SXSW, CES, and Web Summit. She also speaks at events for the World Economic Forum. Her talks cover exciting topics like innovation, Web3, artificial intelligence, and encouraging women in technology.

She writes articles for well-known publications like Forbes and VentureBeat. In these articles, she shares her thoughts on new technologies and leadership in the tech industry.

Sandy has also served on several boards. She was the chairman of the board for "Girls in Tech," a non-profit group. She was also a professor at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley. Today, she is on the Board of Directors for Altair, a company that works with AI. She also serves on the boards of Authentrics and CrowdGenAI, which are both AI startups. Additionally, she is on the board of Secret Network, which develops Decentralized AI.

In 2019, a special wireless charging wallet was named "The Sandy" after her. It was designed by Anina Net and shown at the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.

In 2025, Sandy Carter attended a special dinner. It was hosted by President Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club.

Awards and Recognition

Sandy Carter has received many awards for her work in technology:

• Top 5 Women in Technology
• "Top 3 Innovation Influencer" from SXSW (2017)
• "Brand Leader of the Year" from the "World Brand Congress" (2009)
• Fast Company "Most Influential 'Women' in Technology" (2009)
• CNN Magazine "Ten most powerful women in tech" (2012)
• NAFE "Social Media Star" and "Woman of Excellence" (2012)
• Franz Edelman Laureate for Analytics Innovation
• Forbes’ “Global Top 40 Marketing Masters” list
• Top 100 Global Thought Leader by Awards Magazine (2022)
• Top 115 Most Inspirational Women of Web3/Metaverse/AI (2024)
• Microsoft MSN Top 10 AI Entrepreneur (2024)
• DappRadar Top 18 Women of Web3 (2025)
• Executive Women of GenAI (2025)
• Adweek’s AI Power 100 (2025)

Books by Sandy Carter

Sandy Carter has written several books about business and technology. Some of her books include:

• "The New Language of Business: SOA & Web 2.0." (2007)
• "The New Language of Marketing 2.0: How to Use ANGELS to Energize Your Market" (2008), which won an award.
• "Get Bold: Using Social Media to Create a New Type of Social Business” (2011)
• "Extreme Innovation: 3 Superpowers for Purpose and Profit" (2017)
• "Geek Girls are Chic" (e-book, 2015)
• "Tiger and the Rabbit" (2024)
• "AI First, Human Always: Embracing a New Mindset for the Era of Superintelligence” (2025)