'''Michael Sean McGavick''' (born February 7, 1958) is an [[United States|American]] [[Corporate officer|business executive]] and a graduate of the [[University of Washington]].
McGavick was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for the US Senate seat held by [[Maria Cantwell]] in the [[Washington2006 U.S.United States Senate election,2006in Washington|2006 election]], but Cantwell retained her seat. In March 2008, global insurance company [[XL Group plc]] ({{NYSE|XL}}) – formerly XL Capital Ltd prior to officially changing its name and domicile in 2010<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/xl-capital-to-change-name-place-of-incorporation-2010-04-30|title= XL Capital to change name, place of incorporation|author= Wallace Witkowski|publisher= [[Market Watch]]|date = April 30, 2010}}</ref> – announced that McGavick would take over as CEO beginning on May 1, 2008. With 4,000 employees, XL Group headquartered in Bermuda and [[Stamford, Connecticut]],<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.insurancebroadcasting.com/news/XL-Group-2734323-1.html|title= XL Group plc Appoints Philip M. Jacobs as Global Head of Capital Management, Corporate Development and Tax|publisher= Insurance Broadcasting |date = June 26, 2013}}</ref> and about 60 offices in more than 20 countries.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2011/12/20/228149.htm|title= XL Hires Another ACE Executive for Its New York Team|publisher= Insurance Journal|date = December 20, 2011}}</ref>
