Sir Callum McCarthy (born 29 February 1944) is the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority. He is also the former non-executive chairman of Promontory Financial Group's UK affiliate. [1] [2]
McCarthy attended Manchester Grammar School, then graduated in history from Merton College, Oxford. He also has a PhD in economics from Stirling University and an MS from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he was a Sloan Fellow. [1] [3]
McCarthy has held various high-profile private sector and government regulatory positions: [4]
Married with three children, he is a keen beekeeper. [4] [7]
In the 2011 film Too Big to Fail , McCarthy is played by actor George Taylor.