Carty, (born July 23, 1946) is a Canadian-American businessman who serves as chairman of Porter Airlines and eRewards.
In addition to these chairmanships, Carty is also a director of EMC Corporation, Dell, Barrick Gold, Talisman Energy, CN Rail, and Gluskin Sheff.
He was previously chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, from 1998 to 2003.
Carty is a past director of Hawaiian Airlines, Sears, Placer Dome, CHC Helicopters, and Brinker.
He is a past chairman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a former member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University and of the board of directors of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation and the Dallas Theater Center.
He currently serves on the Executive Board of the SMU Cox School of Business, In January 2007.
Carty became the Vice Chairman and chief financial officer of Dell.
On June 13, 2008, Carty retired from day-to-day operations, but stayed on as a director.