title: Carlos Cordeiro
text: # Carlos Cordeiro
  
  Carlos Cordeiro (born 1956) is a sports executive. He was the president of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) from February 10, 2018 until March 12, 2020 when he resigned after criticism over the legal stance taken by U.S. Soccer under his administration towards the U.S. women's national team.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Cordeiro was born to a Colombian mother and father of Indo-Portuguese descent in Bombay. He moved to Miami at the age of 15 and is a graduate of Harvard University, where he earned an AB and MBA. Prior to joining the USSF in 2007 as an independent director, Cordeiro was a partner at Goldman Sachs and an independent director at BHP.
  
  