Senior Vice President

W. Lyles Carr III is Senior Vice President of The McCormick Group. Lyles is widely recognized for his expertise in the recruitment of senior level legal and government affairs professionals. He is particularly well known for having negotiated the mergers of numerous law firms and other professional service providers. In 31 years with The McCormick Group, Lyles has managed searches across a broad spectrum of specialties as diverse as accounting and finance, marketing and sales management, technology, law, and government affairs.

While maintaining an active executive search practice, Lyles handles consulting assignments in related areas for professional service firms. Particular areas of expertise include individual and organizational business development, marketing strategies, career transition guidance, compensation program analysis, and merger and acquisition advice. Additionally, Lyles serves on the Board of Directors of Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. and as Chairman of its Leadership Development Committee.

Lyles believes strongly in community service. He is active currently on the Boards of Directors or Advisory Councils of The Greater Washington Board of Trade, The Federal City Council, The Economic Club of Washington, The Alexandria Community Trust, Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration, The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Community Wealth Ventures, The Helen Hayes Awards, and The Heart of America Foundation. A past president of Leadership Washington, he has been acknowledged as the organization’s Volunteer of the Year, has been honored by the Jubilee Support Alliance with the Jim & Patty Rouse Award and with the Golden Links Award from The Greater Washington Board of Trade, and was named a 2002 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine. Lyles also has received the Sister Eymard Gallagher Award for Community Service/Corporate Responsibility at the annual HR Leadership Awards presentations and has been recognized as Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Lyles received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Virginia.

Lyles can be reached at:

Office Phone Number: 703-841-1700

Email: lcarr at tmg-dc.com