An alumnus of Fairfield University, Richard McCarthy of Scarborough, Maine, earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the school in 1993 and has since pursued finance leadership positions in the health care sector. Richard McCarthy worked as finance director at United Technologies from 2000 to 2008 and subsequently served in the same role at Quest Diagnostics. The Scarborough, Maine, resident concurrently serves as CFO at DLTC Healthcare and Avery Investments.

Mr. McCarthy was a founding member of Avery Investments in 2019 and is currently the CFO of the company with an emphasis on syndication investing in the real estate sector, which involves a partnership between multiple investors. He is also seeking to invest in residential care facilities, as well as other types of health care properties. Complementing his industry-specific finance experience, he holds membership with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and American Healthcare Association.

Outside of his professional pursuits, he enjoys pastimes such as gardening and playing golf. He's also interested in dogs, and enjoys spending time with his two bulldogs and two English Mastiffs. His other extracurricular interests include cigars, traveling, and classic cars.