After a 40 year career in Business Investments, Cary retired in 2008 as a First Vice President in wealth management at Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley). He is a graduate of Duke University with a BA in Economics; he served three years as an officer in the U S Marine Corps, and spent five years in commercial banking before his investment career. Carey is a former American record holder in the 1,500 meter run, ran ten sub-four minute miles with a best of 3:56.6, and is an avid golfer.