Mr. McCarthy has worked for many years in the communications business. He was a longtime partner in the Glyn Group, which he left to join Edelman Public Relations, where he was a Senior Vice President, responsible for corporate communications and video projects worldwide. After founding McCarthy Communications in 1992, he advised clients and produced communications programs for almost a decade before establishing, in 2002, a sister company, Townhouse Media LLC. There he served as president and publisher of magazine for three years. He is the writer, producer and director of The Brave Man, a short dramatic film about the Battle of Brooklyn. Early in his career, he served as Director of Development for the Spoleto Festival, and in several roles in numerous political campaigns. Since closing he has returned to consulting. He received a BA in English Literature from the University of Washington and an MFA from NYU's Institute of Film and Television.