Carey Business School: Virtual Celebration of Black History with Thomas Moorehead

You are invited to a captivating conversation with entrepreneurial trailblazer, Thomas Moorehead. Mr. Moorehead is the world's first African American luxury automotive dealer for Lamborghini, McLaren, and Rolls-Royce in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
 
Join members of the Black Alumni Network and Carey community as Carey alumna, Claudia Bellony Atanga, Senior Manager of Programming at International Economic Development Council, dives into Mr. Moorehead's humble beginnings, the strides he has made to build his legacy, and his continuous commitment to pave the way for the next generation. 

Join us for open networking: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you!

Meet the Speaker:

Thomas Moorehead

Thomas Moorehead is an entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as the former owner of Sterling Motorcars, which served as the leading provider of new and pre-owned luxury cars in the Mid-Atlantic region.
 
Moorehead started his career as a systems analyst at the Mobile Corporation in 1966, and then Chrysler Corporation in 1969. Shortly after Moorehead accepted a job at Bradley Automotive Group in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was accepted into the first in-house Dealer Training Program at General Motors and graduated in 1985. He opened his first dealership, Moorehead Sentry Buick/Isuzu. In 1998, Moorehead was awarded one of the three sites for a new BMW dealership in Sterling, Virginia by the National Association of Minority Auto Dealers (NAMAD) and became the first African American awarded a full-service Rolls Royce franchise with the opening of Rolls Royce Motorcars of Sterling in 2013. In 2016, he became the first African American Lamborghini and McLaren dealer. In 2019, Moorehead resigned as CEO, but remained as owner and chairman of the board. He went on to co-found the African American Network Against Alzheimer's; and established the Joyce & Thomas Moorehead Foundation with his wife.
 
Moorehead graduated with honors from the segregated Carroll High School. He earned his B.A. degree in business administration from Grambling State University, then received his master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 1971.