Carther Harris

Account Manager, The New York Times Co.

Carther Harris is responsible for recruitment and diversity advertising both in print and online. What he enjoys most about his job is working with various clients in financial services and technology to help them reach potential employees and partnering with companies to spread the message of diversity and inclusion.

Prior to joining the Times, he spent 17 years in Telecommunications with Lucent and Bell Atlantic and spent a few years doing business development and marketing in South Africa.

A recent graduate of NAMME’s Leadership Development Institute, Harris says that he most valued the opportunity to meet other minority media professionals and develop relationships with industry leaders. The program provides a great foundation for long-term career success and helps participants to strengthen and improve one’s impact and performance.

His philosophy is simple:

“There are great opportunities right around the corner. The more you put into your efforts, the more likely you will achieve your goals.”

Last Book read: “Next” by Michael Chrichton
Last CD listened to: The 2006 Grammy Nominees
Likes to brag about: Twice lost over 50lbs—more seriously, being a minority professional in the media business
Likes to do for fun: Take cruise vacations
Other hobbies: Reading, collecting liqueurs both content and containers, cooking
Last vacation: Cruise to the eastern Caribbean
Next vacation: Cruise to Jamaica
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
1st Job: Management trainee at Bell of Pennsylvania/AT&T
Last Job: Business Development in South Africa

FAVORITES

Food: Carrot Cake
Restaurant: Maggiano’s
Place on Earth: St. Luca
Radio Station: 1010 News
TV Show: Law & Order
Book: “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Victor Frankel
Song: Anything by Meshell Ndegeocello
Sports Team: Duke Blue Devils
Car: Acura
City: Las Vegas
State: Florida
Country: USA

Highlight of Professional Career:
Leading a Lucent Technologies team that won the RFP and built the 2000 Winter Olympics telecommunications network and receiving a 2006 Publisher’s Award from The New York Times

Favorite Quote:
“I hope to have all that I want and want all that I have.”

Most valuable lesson learned:
I don’t plan the plan, I’m part of the plan.

What’s most unique about me:
I really am my horoscope. I’m a Gemini and I have a twin sister.