Dorval R. Carter, Jr.
Dorval R. Carter, Jr., is President and CEO of Chicago's Saint Anthony Hospital, where he will oversee development of a new state-of-the-art hospital.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Anthony Hospital
Chicago, IL
Dorval R. Carter, Jr. was appointed as president and chief executive officer of Saint Anthony Hospital in March 2025. He served on the Saint Anthony Board of Directors for more than a decade, most recently as Board chair. He will continue a longstanding personal connection to Saint Anthony, where his father, Dr. Dorval R. Carter, Sr., worked for 40 years and served for more than 10 years as chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. Mr. Carter will oversee the development of a new, state-of-the-art hospital at 31st Street and Kedzie Avenue.
Prior to joining Saint Anthony Hospital, Mr. Carter served as President of the Chicago Transit Authority. Overseeing more than 10,000 employees, President Carter carried out the CTA’s mission of delivering quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities. Appointed as CTA President in 2015, he led the way for unprecedented investment in CTA. During his tenure, he oversaw more than $11 billion in projects. These projects included some of the biggest and most ambitious capital projects in CTA history, including the $5.7 billion Red Line Extension, the single largest capital construction project in the agency’s history.
Prior to becoming CTA President, Mr. Carter served as the Acting Chief of Staff to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, managing a department that oversees air, maritime and surface transportation. He also previously served as acting deputy administrator and chief counsel for the Federal Transit Administration.
He is a co-chair for the Equity in Infrastructure Project, a national initiative that seeks to improve public contracting practices throughout the transportation industry, and member of the Board of Directors for Mpact, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on the intersection of transit, mobility, land use and development.
Mr. Carter received his BS in Business Administration and Management from Carroll University and holds a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law.