Meghan McCarthy

Meghan McCarthy is an American writer, producer and lyricist who served as the second showrunner for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, taking over after Lauren Faust left production and was succeeded by "Big" Jim Miller". Since June 2015, McCarthy has received the title of Head of Storytelling for both My Little Pony and its sister franchise, Littlest Pet Shop.

Often paired with Lauren Faust, Jim Miller, Daniel Ingram, Tara Strong and M.A. Larson as the people who made Friendship is Magic the major success it was, McCarthy consistently wrote for the first six seasons of the show and has served as producer for the majority of its films and specials up to My Little Pony: A New Generation in 2021.