Ms. Murphy has served as a Principal at The Grace Alliance, LLC in Denver since 2005, which assists individuals and families in developing and maintaining financial strategies for the future. Ms. Murphy served as Trustee of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association from 2007 to 2021, chairing its Investment Committee and providing oversight to a public pension fund managing $60 billion in assets for 620,000 beneficiaries. Ms. Murphy served as a financial advisor with Lincoln Investments from 2004 to 2023. Ms. Murphy began her career at Ernst and Young and has been a consultant to a variety of businesses and transactions. Ms. Murphy brings significant public accounting, investment advisory, and public policy expertise to our Board. Ms. Murphy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. Ms. Murphy has earned certificates from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in International Investing and Emerging Markets, from the Stanford University Rock Center for Corporate Governance Fiduciary College, and from Harvard Law School’s program for Advance Trustee Studies.
Ms. Murphy served as a member of the board of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. from 2018 through January 2025 and served as the Chair of the Audit Committee from April 2022 through January 2025. Ms. Murphy served as Trustee of Arrupe Jesuit Hight School, a Cristo Rey School, from 2009 to 2016 and again from 2017 to 2022, during which time she served as Board Chair from 2019 to 2022. Ms. Murphy has served as a finance council member of the Catholic Archdioceses of Denver Investment Committee and Chair of its Investment Committee since 2019.