Carlos Cordeiro
Carlos Cordeiro | |
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| Born | 1956 Bombay |
| Occupation(s) | Sports executive, former investment banker |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | President of the United States Soccer Federation (2018–2020), Senior Advisor to FIFA President, Senior Advisor to White House Task Force on FIFA World Cup 2026 |
Carlos Cordeiro (born 1956) is a former investment banker and an American executive in the sports industry. He currently holds the position of senior advisor to both the FIFA President and the White House Task Force focused on the FIFA World Cup 2026.
From February 10, 2018, until his resignation on March 12, 2020, Cordeiro served as president of the United States Soccer Federation. His departure followed controversy surrounding U.S. Soccer's legal approach to the U.S. women's national team. In 2021, he took on the role of Senior Advisor to FIFA for Global Strategy and Governance and subsequently became Senior Advisor to the FIFA President. In May 2025, President Donald J. Trump appointed him as Senior Advisor to the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Biography
Born in Bombay to an Indo-Portuguese father and a Colombian mother, Cordeiro relocated to Miami at age 15. He earned both an AB and an MBA from Harvard University. Prior to his involvement with the USSF beginning in 2007 as an independent director, Cordeiro was a partner at Goldman Sachs and served as an independent director at BHP.