Career
He was a millionaire by the age of 15. As of 2011, he is worth £10 million (approx United States$15 million) according to the Sunday Times Rich List. By the age of 18 he was quickly appointed by Her Majesty the Queen As a Pioneer for Britain in Entrepreneurism.
He runs a portfolio of business interests from fashion and music to media and cosmetics.
He is an advisor on entrepreneurialism to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the Irish Government. He has consulted for a wide group of institutions and organisations including the DTi and DfES and was an independent trustee for the Landscape Institute.
In August 2009 it was reported in Marketing Week that his business interests have expanded into magazine and website publishing which includes the acquisition of men"s lifestyle magazine Front, making him the United Kingdom’s youngest national magazine publisher. In 2009, McVey was named Britain"s second most influential business person under the age of 30 in The Sunday Times "The top 30 power players under 30".
