Steven E. Carr

Steven E. Carr was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1957. He pursued higher education, earning a degree in political science from Utah State University before obtaining his Juris Doctor (JD) from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Carr has established himself as an attorney and an entrepreneur.

Carr’s career is marked by significant contributions to humanitarian efforts, most notably through his long-standing involvement with the Red Cross. He served on the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross from 2002 to 2008 and chaired the International Services Committee. His international engagement deepened when he was elected to the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, based in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2007. He was the only American elected to this body, which serves as the highest governing body of the worldwide organization. He was re-elected in November 2011 and appointed as the Commission’s vice chair, a position he held until December 2015. He also served on the board of Refugees International.

His work with the Red Cross has taken him to various locations globally, allowing him to witness the organization’s humanitarian efforts firsthand in places such as Chad, South Sudan, Honduras, and Louisiana. In August 2018, Carr returned to a leadership role within the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho, rejoining its board of directors, a position he had previously held in the mid-1980s. Beyond his humanitarian work, Carr also contributes as a columnist for the Idaho Falls Post Register and other regional publications.