Bray Cary, born June 15, 1948, is a Senior Political Advisor as well as a US-based media and sports marketing entrepreneur.
He is also the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of West Virginia Media Holdings, a multi-media company serving over 90% of West Virginia.
In 1984, he founded Creative Sports, a sports & marketing production company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Creative Sports was acquired by ESPN in 1994.
Cary is credited as the architect of the growth of NASCAR through a $2.4B deal with FOX and NBC in 1999 and a historic Internet contract between NASCAR and Turner/AOL in 2000.Cary currently resides in Charleston, West Virginia, and continues to be a strong advocate for the state's economic development.
He is the host for Decision Makers, a statewide weekly public affairs television program that features West Virginia's leading government, business and community leaders and covers topics important to the state and its citizens such as the economy, education, health and transportation.
He delivered the December 2000 commencement speech at WVU and the 2004 convocation speech at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia.
In 2002, Cary was inducted into the West Virginia University Business Hall of Fame, an award that “recognizes individuals with strong ties to West Virginia who have made significant impacts on the business world, demonstrated leadership and serve as a role model for students and business entrepreneurs”.
He is also a past member of the West Virginia University Foundation Board, the West Virginia University Board of Advisors, and recently resigned from the EQT Corporation Board of Director after serving since 2008 (an energy corporation traded on the New York Stock Exchange).