Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy is executive vice president and general manager of CNN International. In this role he is responsible for the global network's entire output, including schedule development, editorial production, personnel and programming at CNN's production centers in Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, New York and Abu Dhabi as well as international newsgathering.

In addition, McCarthy oversees the day-to-day operations of The CNN Freedom Project, a multi-platform initiative that aims to expose the horrors of modern-day slavery and push for change. Launched in March 2011, the multi-award winning Freedom Project has generated nearly 1,000 stories of human trafficking from five continents.