Mary Elizabeth McCarthy is a highly educated professional with a diverse background in law, research, and design. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Mind, Brain & Behavior; Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, before pursuing a Juris Doctorate at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. McCarthy has worked in various roles, including Marketing Manager at Gnosis, Co-Founder at DAOincubator, Ecosystem Developer at Ocean Protocol, and Design Research Lead at The Bee Token. She has also held positions at Stanford University School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and the University of California Berkeley. Additionally, she has been a strategic growth lead at Nightingale App and StartX, and she has served as a judicial extern at the United States Bankruptcy Court. With such a diverse background, McCarthy has honed her skills in leadership, research, design, data science, strategy, and growth.