Patrick McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy, president and chief executive officer of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a respected foundation and philanthropic leader, with expertise in the area of children and family well-being. Throughout his tenure at the Casey Foundation, he has led efforts to improve human services practices and policies that can make a difference for the nation’s most vulnerable kids and families. Prior to joining Casey, he held positions ranging from psychiatric social worker and head of a school for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges to university professor and division director at the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families. In these capacities in the mental health and human services fields, he developed a broad perspective on what children, families and systems need to prosper.