Mary McCarty Earley is a research professional with more than a decade of experience in the field of media analysis and business intelligence research.

Prior to founding MME Research, Earley was senior vice president and group head with Edelman PR's research subsidiary, StrategyOne, where she worked with clients such as Pfizer, Microsoft, Progress Energy and the American Plastics Council. In this role, Earley advised executive leadership of Fortune 500 clients and major trade associations on research strategies.

Earley is a contributor to professional journals such as Online, Database (now EContent) and Business Information Alert. She was recipient of the 1999 Gale Group award for her article, "Internet in the Workplace: Managing the Unmanageable," which was published in Online magazine.

Earley has appeared several times on C-SPAN as a participant on panel events on research and the Internet. She has also presented at Online World and Information Today's international conference.

Earley received her bachelor's degree in Italian from the University of Virginia, and a master's in information science from the Catholic University of America.