Ed is a 2022 Columbus Academy Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, having earned seven varsity letters at Academy as a four-sport athlete in cross country, football, basketball and tennis. After starting all four years on the tennis team at Arizona State, Ed continued his playing career as a professional where he participated in several doubles contests at the US Open and finished ranked in the top 600 in the world. He later attended law school at the University of Texas at Austin, then returned to Columbus where he is currently Partner at Jones Day. His brother Matt Carter '00 teaches Upper School social studies and his mother Susan Carter retired from Academy last year after serving the school for 35 years.