Michelle Russey McCarthy

Michelle McCarthy makes strategic investments for Verizon’s venture capital group focused principally in the consumer space, in addition to overseeing the venture team’s operations and events. She was recognized as a Global Corporate Venturing Rising Star in 2016 and has been a board observer for select portfolio companies in the areas of advertising technology, media, fin tech, and IoT. Before joining Verizon Ventures, Michelle headed acquisitions and asset management of a large portfolio of affordable housing tax credit investments at Verizon Capital and, prior to that, was involved in Verizon’s corporate strategy formulation and domestic and international M&A. Michelle earned an MBA in finance from Georgetown University and a B.A. in International Studies from American University.