Brenda Carr

Brenda Carr is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Arnold & Porter. She works closely with the firm’s chair, managing partners, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, practice group leaders, her fellow chiefs, and many other internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the firm manifests its core values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through alignment with the firm’s business goals, Brenda oversees effective implementation of the firm's diversity and inclusion objectives and strategies, including talent acquisition, retention, advancement, client service, and engagement within and outside Arnold & Porter.

Prior to joining the firm, Brenda was on the Diversity & Inclusion team at an Am Law 100 firm, based in its Chicago office. She also spent a number of years in private practice at another Am Law 100 firm, where she focused on complex business litigation as well as labor and employment.

Before her legal career, Brenda worked in higher education administration at Tufts University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.