Carla J. Sands (née Herd; born October 13, 1960)[1] is an American businesswoman who is chair and CEO of Vintage Capital Group.

Sands attended Cumberland Valley High School, where she was active in student council, the ski club, and various other student-led organizations.

[9] She studied art and science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and chemistry at Elizabethtown College, but it is unclear whether she earned a degree from either institution.

The New York Times reported that when they ran a search on Pennsylvania's election website with Sands's information, it showed that her ballot had been received and counted in Cumberland County.

According to two unnamed sources her name was allegedly recommended to Trump by the Republican fundraiser and convicted felon Elliott Broidy.

While serving as Ambassador, Sands published an opinion piece in Denmark accusing the country of spending too little on its military.

[29] The U.S. Embassy posted a Twitter message saying that the "proposed last-minute inclusion" of Sloan into the conference did not comply with the "agreement that we followed when recruiting all other speakers.

[31] The independent, non-partisan Office of Special Counsel ruled in February 2021 that Sands violated the Hatch Act of 1939 multiple times while serving as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark by using her official Twitter account to tweet about political matters, including criticisms of Joe Biden and endorsing conspiracy theories about Kamala Harris.

[32] During Trump's last month in office, Sands received the Medal for Distinguished Public Service from the Department of Defense for her tenure as Ambassador.

[33] In June 2022, Sands was widely ridiculed for tweeting, in reference to high fuel prices, that "In Denmark, middle class people can’t afford to drive a car.