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Pamela Carter

American politician (born 1949)

Pamela Lynn Carter (née Fanning; born August 20, 1949) is an American lawyer, politician, and business executive. She was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Pamela Carter (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 20, 1949.¹

About

She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pamela Carter, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc.Board member Jul 15, 2026 to now⁸
Broadridge Financial SolutionsBoard member Nov 20, 2017 to now⁹
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseBoard member 2015 to now¹⁰
CSX CorporationBoard member Jul 8, 2010 to Feb 13, 2020¹¹
EnbridgeBoard member Jan 2, 2018 to Jun 18, 2019¹²
CumminsPresident Jun 10, 2008 to Mar 10, 2015¹³

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

Cummins CMI22,250 shares¹⁴$12.1M at $543.71Mar 10, 2015
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE173,336 shares¹⁵$10.0M at $57.97May 5, 2026
Broadridge Financial Solutions BR7,282 shares¹⁶$1.3M at $174.88Oct 2, 2025

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Apr 1, 2026Exercised options 14,500 shares at $23.98 of Hewlett Packard Enterprise¹⁷
Oct 2, 2025Granted 21 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁶
Jul 2, 2025Granted 19 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁸
May 20, 2025Sold 2,806 shares at $242.23 of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁹
May 20, 2025Sold 2,023 shares at $242.23 of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁹
May 20, 2025Exercised options 2,801 shares at $107.52 of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁹
May 20, 2025Exercised options 4,107 shares at $88.66 of Broadridge Financial Solutions¹⁹
Apr 3, 2025Granted 18 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁰
Apr 2, 2025Exercised options 14,323 shares at $16.12 of Hewlett Packard Enterprise²¹
Jan 3, 2025Granted 19 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²²
Nov 14, 2024Granted 458 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²³
Oct 3, 2024Granted 19 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁴
Jul 5, 2024Granted 18 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁵
Apr 10, 2024Exercised options 17,390 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise²⁶
Apr 5, 2024Granted 18 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁷
Jan 5, 2024Granted 18 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁸
Nov 9, 2023Granted 538 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions²⁹
Oct 5, 2023Granted 18 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³⁰
Jul 6, 2023Granted 17 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³¹
Apr 5, 2023Granted 20 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³²
Apr 5, 2023Exercised options 15,118 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise³³
Jan 5, 2023Granted 20 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³⁴
Nov 9, 2022Granted 627 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³⁵
Oct 5, 2022Granted 14 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³⁶
Jul 6, 2022Granted 14 shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions³⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Michigan³

Career

Occupation: lawyer.⁵

Since 2015Board member, Hewlett Packard Enterprise⁴

Pamela Carter attended the University of Detroit, graduating with a bachelor's degree in social work and pre-law. She later earned an M.S.W. degree from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from the Indiana University School of Law.

Carter worked as trial attorney specializing in consumer protection and joined the legal services of the United Auto Workers. Carter worked as an enforcement attorney for Indiana's secretary of state and as deputy chief of staff to Democratic Indiana Governor Evan Bayh, helping to reform health and human services in the state. Carter ran for Indiana Attorney General in 1992. Carter ran against Republican Timothy Bookwalter (a public defender from Putnam County), with Carter defeating him with fifty-two percent of the vote. Carter succeeded Linley E. Pearson to the office and served as Attorney General in the administration of Governor Bayh. Carter was succeeded to the office by Jeff Modisett.

She is the first African-American woman elected as a state's attorney general. Carter is also the first African American and the first woman attorney general in Indiana's history. In Indiana, Carter is only the second African American elected to statewide office.

In 1995, she was included on Ebony′s list of "100 Most Influential Black Americans."

Carter served as the vice president of manufacturing firm Cummins, and president of its Distribution Business unit from 2008 to May 2015. She has been a member of the board of directors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise since 2015.