Mr. McCarthy is an executive vice president and head of the municipal credit research team in the New York office. Previously, he was a corporate credit analyst for the firm. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, he was a consultant to the firm. He was previously a senior vice president in the fixed income syndicate at Lehman Brothers, a vice president in Lehman Brothers' securitized products business and a research analyst with Duff & Phelps and Fitch IBCA. He has 21 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from James Madison University.