William P. Carey, American businessman and philanthropist, founded W. P. Carey (born 1930)

William Polk Carey was an American philanthropist and businessman. He was the founder of W. P. Carey & Co., a corporate real estate financing firm headquartered in New York City, and donated the funds to establish the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

W. P. Carey is a real estate investment trust that invests in properties leased to single tenants via NNN leases. The company is organized in Maryland, with its primary office in New York City.

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year.