Carlos A. Duart is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CDR Companies, Inc., a diversified enterprise supporting infrastructure, emergency response, healthcare operations, and project finance services in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies across multiple states. He has built and scaled the organization into a multi-sector platform executing complex public-sector initiatives.
Duart brings more than 25 years of experience across infrastructure development, emergency management, financial strategy, and disaster recovery. Over the course of his career, he has overseen disaster response and recovery efforts involving more than $10 billion in damages and contributed to more than $20 billion in engineering and infrastructure projects. His experience includes large-scale recovery efforts following hurricanes and natural disasters, emergency management services, and major interstate highway and bridge construction.
He began his career in accounting and financial management, including time at Price Waterhouse LLP, before moving into leadership roles within engineering and infrastructure organizations. He later served as Chairman and President of Metric Engineering Group, Inc., where he led operations, business development, and strategic growth, including multiple acquisitions and expansion into international markets supported by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.
Since founding CDR Companies in 2009, Duart has developed an organization integrating infrastructure, logistics, and rapid deployment to support large-scale public-sector operations.
Duart is Chairman of the Florida International University Board of Trustees and previously served on the University’s Foundation Board of Directors. An FIU alumnus, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Taxation from Florida International University and has completed executive education at Harvard Business School. He is a member of FIU’s Business School Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus Medallion and Torch Award.
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