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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Cacapua (talk) 19:58, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Intro Summary Carlo Capua (born December 24, 1977) is an American citizen diplomat in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. His parents are Janet Z. Capua and Carl Capua Sr., and has a sister (Maria). He is married to Dr. Rachael Capua.

Early life Capua was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He grew up in an Italian family, playing multiple sports and musical instruments. He has run 18 full marathons (including one in North Korea), competing in many through the nonprofit Team in Training, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He finished an Ironman Triathlon in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona.

Education Capua attended St. Andrew Catholic School and Western Hills High School, graduating in 1996. He studied Marketing and Japanese at Texas Christian University, where he was involved in the Student Government Association for four years, graduating in 2000. He spent four years teaching English in Fort Worth’s Sister City of Nagaoka, Japan through the JET Programme. In 2005, he moved to Toluca, Mexico (also a sister city of Fort Worth) where he taught, English, Entrepreneurship, and Japanese at the Tecnologico De Monterrey. In 2021, he completed his Master’s in International Relations at the Extension School of Harvard University, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the Derek Bok Public Service Prize^[1] for his work feeding families during the pandemic.

Career In 2008, he and his mother, Janet, started Z’s Café ^[2], a social enterprise and second-chance restaurant that hired men and women in recovery and transition from Samaritan House. Over the course of 13 years, they created jobs for 136 low-income men and women. After the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, they decided to close the restaurant^[3]. Capua started a virtual meeting production company after seeing his former catering clients cancel their big fundraising events due to social distancing. In 2021, Capua was hired by the City of Fort Worth to work as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Mattie Parker and the City Council. In 2022, he became the first Chief of Strategy and Innovation^[4] for the City of Fort Worth. In 2025, he became Senior Principal of the Rainwater Charitable Foundation^[5]

Recognition/Awards Capua served as the TCU National Alumni Board President from 2015-2017 and the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth from 2020-2021. He is the current Chair of the National Board of Directors for Sister Cities International^[6], and is the President of the Fort Worth Forum.

References

[1] ttps://extension.harvard.edu/blog/my-story-of-persistence-at-harvard-extension-school/

[2] ttps://fwtx.com/culture/people/meet-man-behind-z-s-cafe/

[3] ttps://fortworthbusiness.com/business/zs-cafe-to-close/

[4] ttps://dallasinnovates.com/city-of-fort-worth-appoints-chief-of-strategy-and-innovation/

[5] ttps://fortworthreport.org/2025/04/01/carlo-capua-steps-down-as-fort-worths-innovation-chief-after-nearly-three-years/#:~:text=Now%2C%20three%20and%20a%20half,research%2C%20specifically%20on%20neurodegenerative%20diseases.

[6] ttps://fortworthinc.com/news/sister-cities-taps-fort-worth-official-as-board-chair/

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