Early life
McLarty was born in Hope, Arkansas, the son of Helen (née Hesterly) and Thomas F. McLarty, Jr. His father owned and operated an automotive dealership founded by his grandfather in 1921. His mother was "the first woman named to the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission". An all-star high school athlete and football quarterback, McLarty also served as president of the Hope High School student council. In 1963, he attended Arkansas Boys State, where he was elected governor—the same year his childhood friend Bill Clinton was elected Senator. McLarty attended the University of Arkansas, where he was elected Student Body President. He graduated summa cum laude in 1968, with a degree in business administration. While at the University of Arkansas, he met classmate and fellow business student Donna Kaye Cochran. They were married in 1968 and returned to Hope, where Mack joined his father in the family business.Business career
At the age of 23, McLarty ran successfully for theWhite House years
Following Bill Clinton's 1992 election victory, McLarty helped lead the transition team, and then entered public service as a member of the Clinton administration, serving as the president's first White House Chief of Staff from 1993 to June 1994. McLarty is a lifelong friend of Clinton's, having attended the same kindergarten class in Hope, Arkansas. In the first year of the Clinton presidency, McLarty and his team helped to put in place President Clinton's deficit reduction plan; set up the first National Economic Council; passed the Family and Medical Leave law; passedMcLarty Associates
After leaving government, he founded an international strategic advisory firm, in partnership with fellow White House alumnus Nelson Cunningham, and later Henry Kissinger. McLarty Associates, based in Washington D.C., is a global team of former ambassadors and senior foreign policy experts, journalists, and business leaders, with expertise in all the world's major markets. After eight years with McLarty Associates, Kissinger left as a principal from McLarty Associates on February 21, 2008, but remained with firm on the board of counsellors.McLarty companies
The McLarty Companies comprises 11 automotive dealerships located in five states that generate in excess of $600 million. McLarty returned as the Chairman of the McLarty Companies after leaving the White House in 1998. In 2007, the company formed a partnership with Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television. Jim Press, former president of Toyota North America, serves as president of RML Automotive. As of October 2017, RML consists of 47 automotive franchises across the South Central, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States. It was ranked 25th on the 2017 Automotive News annual list of "Top 125 Dealerships in the U.S."Current affiliations
* Americas Society/Council of the Americas – Member of the Board * Center for Strategic and International Studies – Advisor * Inter-American Dialogue – Co-Vice Chair, Board of Directors * Union Pacific – Member, Board of Directors * University of Arkansas – Member, Board of Advisors * United States Chamber of Commerce – Senior International Fellow * Energy Futures Initiative – Member, Advisory Board * Partnership for Public Service Center for Presidential Transition – Member, Advisory Board * Council on Foreign Relations – Member (since 2001)See also
* Kissinger AssociatesReferences
Further reading
* Clinton, Bill. ''My Life''. New York: Vintage, 2005.External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLarty, Mack 1946 births The Carlyle Group people Clinton administration personnel Living people Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives University of Arkansas alumni People from Hope, Arkansas White House Chiefs of Staff Whitewater controversy Bill Clinton Clinton administration cabinet members Members of the Inter-American Dialogue