Troy Carter

Troy Carter is the co-founder & CEO of Q&A Media, since January 2019. Mr. Carter has established the careers of numerous recording artists, including multi-platinum Grammy-Award winner Lady Gaga.

Personal Attributes and Interests

• After losing his job and all his money from the sale of his company and severely in debt, Mr. Carter's home mortgage was foreclosed and his car was repossessed.
• Married to Rebecca Carter

Work Experience

• Co-founder & CEO of Q&A Media
• Founder, AF Square, an angel fund and technology consultancy.
• Founder, A \ IDEA, a product development and branding agency.
• Co-founder, The Backplane.
• Global head of creator services, Spotify
• Founder, Chairman and CEO of Atom Factory.
• Founded Coalition Media Group
• Co-founder and general partner at Cross Culture Ventures.
• Formed the boutique talent management company, Erving Wonder, which became one of the preeminent artist management firms and was acquired by the Sanctuary Group in 2004.
• Internship at Bad Boy Entertainment in 1995 where he worked with groundbreaking artists such as Notorious B.I.G.
• Mr. Carter began his career in Philadelphia working for Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment.

Board and Advisor Roles

• Member, board of advisors, State.com

Accolades

• He is a member of the 2012 class of Henry Crown Fellows at The Aspen Institute.
• He was a guest Shark during the seventh season of reality TV show Shark Tank.
• He was named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.