Leadership
Bob McCarthy
Managing Director
Bob brings 20-plus years of experience in executive recruiting, employee and recruitment communications, culture development, marketing and technology to the Benson team. Leveraging his experience working with HR leadership teams at transformative organizations, Bob joined Benson Executive Search to focus on bringing top human resource talent to the best organizations across all industries.
Bob’s career began at Omnicom working with large global brands on communication strategies. He was part of the team that launched the web’s first job site, CareerMosaic — which became Careerbuilder.
Bob’s work in communications and technology led to leadership positions at J. Walter Thompson, where he built a national sales organization and Akibia, where he created new revenue streams by delivering infrastructure and call center technical support to growing sales teams at Sunovian and Verizon. Bob returned to Omnicom/Hodes to develop employer brand strategies for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Vanguard and, Raytheon before joining GattiHR in a venture to co-create and launch HR Technologies including, Wrkt and TalentBoost.
Throughout his career, Bob’s developed an ability to quickly comprehend the nuances of corporate cultures and has a deep appreciation for the tireless work being done in the Human Resources Community. He’s an active member of the HRLF (Human Resource Leadership Forum) where he chairs the Leadership Development Program Committee.
When not working, Bob enjoys spending time with family, travel, cooking and motor sports... with a soundtrack appropriate to the occasion.