JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Brown chooses his nominee for a new city office.
Theodore N. Carter has been chosen to head the new Office of Economic Development.
Carter’s appointment will manage the city’s day-to-day economic development. His role plays a key part in Mayor Brown’s plan to replace the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission with the Office of Economic Development.
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Prior to his appointment, Carter was an executive managing director for CB Richard Ellis in Washington, D.C. He also has extensive experience in finance and public-private partnerships working with agencies such as the U.S. Department of the Treasury and city governments in New York, Newark and Washington, D.C.
Carter’s appointment is subject to a City Council approval. His salary will be $195,000 a year.
