Carlton Adams

Chief Operating Officer Email Carlton | (314) 451-1945

Carlton is an operations executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, purchasing and procurement, customer operations and financial management. Most recently, he served as Acting Executive Director of the National Conference for Community & Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis (NCCJ St. Louis), in addition to being their Board President. From 2017-2020 Carlton was Vice President of Pharma Revenue and Invoicing at Express Scripts, where he managed all aspects of pharma invoicing, including strategic planning, operations and audit. Previously, Carlton worked as Vice President of Global Category Management at Mastercard and as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management at Peabody Energy. He also spent 6 years at Caterpillar, Inc., where he was Global Director, Service Parts Purchasing & Supplier Relations.

In addition to his non-profit work with NCCJ, Carlton serves as Board Chair of the Christian Hospital Foundation and as Advisory Board Past Chair for the Center for Supply Chain Executives at St. Louis University. He has been an adjunct professor at St. Louis University as well, teaching courses in strategic planning and leadership.

Carlton earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and his MBA in Finance from Temple University in Philadelphia.

From Carlton:

“I’ve spent my career analyzing systems and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce expenses. I am passionate about using those skills to advance equity and improve the lives of individuals and families in the region who are working hard to put food on the table.”