Merrick Carey

Merrick Carey (also known as Mac Carey) is Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Lexington Institute, "a public policy foundation he founded in 1998 and is based in Arlington, Virginia. The Institute runs research, press efforts and policy forums to advance democratic capitalism and a strong national defense. Its annual revenues are currently $2.5m per year.

"Carey was Press Secretary to Representative Jack Kemp (1982-1984). From 1985 to 1987, Carey was Chief of Staff to Representative James Andrew Courter, a member of the House Armed Services and Iran-Contra Committees, and in 1989 he served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean. From 1990-1993, Carey was Executive Vice President of the international economic advisory firm Johnson Smick International.

"Mr. Carey also served for 7 years as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Naval Reserve. He joined in 1989 as a Petty Officer 3rd Class, was commissioned as an Ensign in 1990 and promoted to Lieutenant in 1994. His duties included 7 months as an Intelligence Watch Officer at U. S. Navy Headquarters, Europe, from September 1990-April 1991 as a mobilized reservist for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, and as an Air Intelligence Officer for 5 weeks in 1996 preparing missions and flying with VP-11 in support of Operation Decisive Edge over Bosnia.

"Mr. Carey has a B. A. in History and Political Science from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey."

Mr. Carey wrote in 1994 as the president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution a letter to David P. Nicoli at Philip Morris asking $60.000 for a 2 months pro-tobacco campaign. 

Merrick Carey wrote as president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI) the chapter 'Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Ideology Before the Facts' in the paper "Candidates for Corrections Day: The Ten Worst Regulations of the Federal Government", published on June 1, 1996 by the Institute for Policy Innovation.

Mr. Carey remained president of AdTI until early 1998. According to AdTI's 990 forms his salary in 1996 as a president was $95,400 and in 1998 his salary as a former president was $172,000. See also: AdTI-Funding.

Some other articles he wrote as president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution:
 * Modularity Times Three. Sea Power, April 1997
 * "Our Shrinking Army", Washington Times, June 30, 1997
 * The Submarine "Message". The Submarine Review, October 1997
 * Arm Tridents for Conventional Warfare, Defense News, November 24-30, 1997
 * Trident Conversion Wins Defense Panel's Support, Sea Power, February 1998

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