Charlie McCarthy
AI Adoption and Business Strategist | Creative Consultant | AI Security | Ex Palo Alto Networks, Protect AI, AWS | Entrepreneur | Media & IP Builder | Leading with Empathy
mccarthygroup
Seattle, United States
Joined April 2026
Summary
Community builder and educator focused on MLSecOps: Charlie has led and grown the MLSecOps community, hosts and produces the MLSecOps Podcast, and organizes events and live streams aimed at raising practitioner awareness of practical AI security topics. protectai+2
Program and content strategist at the intersection of AI and security: Held program and content roles at Protect AI and program lead roles at Palo Alto Networks, producing educational resources and leading AI+Security initiatives. protectai+2
Practical focus on AI red teaming and secure-by-design practices: Through podcast episodes, events, and written content, Charlie emphasizes operational approaches like red teaming, model testing, and secure design for AI systems. mlsecops+2
🔥 Entrepreneur and consultant: Runs McCarthy Group, a Seattle-based strategic marketing and AI consulting practice, signaling a mix of independent consulting and industry-facing program leadership. mccarthygroupllc
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Tools and Technologies for Secure by Design AI Systems
April 1, 2025A Protect AI blog post examining tools and technologies required to build Secure by Design AI systems, covering AI security testing, monitoring, model discovery, and protection tools.
Protect AI comments in response to AI RFI (Protect AI — AI RFI 2025)
January 1, 2025Protect AI's written response/submission to a 2025 Request for Information on AI; includes contributions attributed to the Protect AI team including Charlie McCarthy.
McCarthy Group Blog
Company blog with articles on marketing, AI, and consulting insights and resources.