Paul McCarthy

Background

About Paul McCarthy

An accomplished professional with over 20 years of broad work experience in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Extensive experience in all aspects of public policy development; from ideation to development and implementation which includes consultation, issue management and stakeholder relations. A strategic advisor with a proven track record of being able to unpack complicated issues and distill them down into easily digestible pieces for the purposes of briefing others and for presenting viable solutions. A lateral thinker who considers the viewpoints of others and, more specifically, the viewpoints of those who will naturally be concerned with any action taken on a given file. Engages strategically with all in order to maximize buy in and mitigate risk. A skilled generalist with proven expertise in research and writing, communications, media relations, strategic planning, program development, program review & evaluation and project management. A responsible manager who is always focused on bottom lines and achieving results which requires an ability to lead and support teams, meet project deadlines, manage people, projects and budgets. A leader who invests the time to develop and mentor team members so that the overall competency and capacity of the group is continuously improving. A discreet leader with strong negotiation skills and problem solving abilities.