Dear CPS/GSPM Community,
It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of former Congressman Bob Carr, a beloved faculty member of the Graduate School of Political Management, on August 27, 2024. Congressman Carr served 18 years in the U.S. House and was a dedicated advocate for GSPM and our students.
Beyond Congress, he built a distinguished career as a lawyer, educator and advisor. At GSPM, he taught Ethics & Congress, inspiring countless students with his knowledge and passion. He was also a senior advisor at Brookings Executive Education and Transnational Strategy Group LLC. His expertise in governance, ethics and infrastructure greatly influenced both our community and the broader field.
Congressman Carr’s impact on our school and his students was profound, and he will be greatly missed. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and all who knew him.
The August 30, 2024 article about Congressman Carr includes quotes from individuals in the GSPM community who knew him best, reflecting the remarkable person he was.
Read article - Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bob Carr
Employer: Brookings Executive Education and Transational Strategy Group
Title: Senior Advisor
Social Media Handles: @MRobertCarr (Twitter), mrobertcarr (Facebook), mrobertcarr (LinkedIn)
M. Robert "Bob" Carr has built a distinguished career as a lawyer, Member of Congress, and as an adjunct professor of Ethics & Congress at the Graduate School of Political Management. Carr is also a senior advisor at Brookings Executive Education and Transnational Strategy Group LLC, an international consultancy. Mr. Carr also has considerable subject matter expertise in the area of governance, ethics, information technology, transportation, infrastructure and related technologies.
Prior to entering academia Mr. Carr had a highly successful, eighteen year career as a Member of the United States Congress from Michigan. His service included the chairmanship of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, which provided $37 billion annually to the transportation industry. Combined with his experience as a commercial-rated, multi-engine pilot, his legislative experience gives him a unique understanding of the aviation industry and unique respect within that industry. In addition he served on the appropriations subcommittee that funds the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State. Early in his congressional career he was a member of the Armed Services, Judiciary and (now) Natural Resources Committees. For four years he was chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus whose mission was to guard funding for the national endowments for arts and the humanities.
Carr was an Advisor/Observer to the SALT II arms control negotiations. He has traveled extensively in Russia. He participated in two successful missions to the then Soviet Union, at the invitation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to examine hotly contested major issues. The first mission, in 1987, was to the Soviet radar construction project near Krasnoyarsk, which, if made operational, would have violated the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Two years later he was a member of the first foreign delegation to visit the Soviet nuclear weapons facility near Chelyabinsk. He also examined the Soviet laser facility at Sary Shagan, which at the time was said by some to be able to damage American satellites in orbit.
On the international scene Mr. Carr has lectured, consulted or advised the Assembly of Nigeria, the Mexican Congress and parliamentarians from Poland, Eastern Europe and Central Asia on topics ranging from civil/military relations to legislative/executive relations. Mr. Carr has also served on two international election observation missions in Ukraine.
Mr. Carr serves on the boards of directors of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress and the Supporters of a Civil Society in Russia, Inc. He is also a member on the Advisory Board of WHYHunger.org and the Economic Innovation Institute.
Carr is a frequent guest lecturer at numerous colleges and universities in the US, Canada and the UK. He also frequently prepares witnesses to present testimony before Congressional committees.
