Professor Murphy brings his extensive professional experience and more than 25 years of progressive expertise in finance, organizational leadership, talent management, and executive education to courses in the General Business Minor. 

A McIntire alumnus, Murphy initially pursued a career in investment banking, serving in client advisory roles and later as Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer (IBD) at Morgan Stanley in Europe. He also served in a similar management role on a global level at UBS Securities. While he started and ended his banking career in New York, he spent more than a decade in London and Frankfurt.

In addition to a career in banking, Murphy has significant experience in higher education and organizational talent development. He served in multiple roles over a decade at Harvard Business School, including as Director, MBA Program Administration, and Managing Director/Head of Custom Programs (HBS Executive Education). Following this, he was Director of Partner Learning and Development at McKinsey & Company, responsible for the learning and growth of the global partnership, before assuming a role at UVA’s Darden School Foundation as President and Chief Operating of Officer of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning. Murphy left Darden in 2022 and since then has been (and continues to be) active as a consultant to both educational institutions and professional service firms on a wide variety of topics.