Carlton Highsmith

Carlton L.
Highsmith was the founder of The Specialized Packaging Group, Inc., founded in 1983, where the titles held included Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Vice Chairman-Trustees Board at Quinnipiac University since 2006; Chairman at I Have A Dream-New Haven, Inc.; Chairman at Connecticut Center for Arts & Technology since 2010; Chairman at Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program; Director at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Inc.; Trustee at Yale New Haven Health Services Corp.; and Treasurer at National Center for Arts & Technology.
Former jobs include Vice Chairman at PaperWorks Industries, Inc.; Independent Director at First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2016; Director at NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. from 2006 to 2011; Director at First Niagara Bank NA from 2011 to 2016; Independent Director at KeyCorp from 2016 to 2026; Director at Achievement First; and Trustee at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Inc. from 2009 to 2012.
Education includes undergraduate studies and an MBA conferred in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin.