City of Carson Welcomes Two New Directors To Its Leadership

The City of Carson Sept. 27 appointed two highly qualified professionals to key leadership positions within the organization. William Jefferson has been appointed as the finance director, and Gary Carter joins as the director of information technology and security. Their extensive experience and dedication to public service will contribute greatly to the city’s ongoing commitment to excellence.

Finance director William Jefferson brings more than 18 years of experience in public finance to his new role. He served as budget director for the City of Monroe, assistant chief financial officer for the City of Oxnard, and most recently, as the budget and financial planning manager for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Jefferson’s expertise and dedication make him an excellent addition to the city’s team.

Director of information technology and security, Gary Carter, a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in public sector information technology. Carter’s extensive knowledge and expertise were honed during his tenure as the community broadband manager for the City of Santa Monica where he launched Santa Monica’s 100 Gigabit City Net fiber network in 2010, serving tech, entertainment, and startup firms in Silicon Beach. Carter’s successful IT initiatives won Harvard Kennedy School’s Top 25 Programs in American Government award three times. Carter is a leader in Smart City and local government IT, with past consulting and speaking engagements with UCLA Anderson School, Pepperdine Graduate School, Intel, Federal Highway Administration, The World Bank, IEEE and the White House Office of Science and Tech Policy. He holds an MBA in Strategy and Marketing from the Drucker School of Management.