Kathleen Murphy (executive) explained

Kathleen Murphy
Birth Date:27 January 1963
Birth Place:Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Education:Fairfield University (BA)
University of Connecticut (JD)
Employer:Fidelity Investments
Occupation:Lawyer, Business executive

Kathleen Ann Murphy[1] (born January 27, 1963) is an American lawyer and business executive. She is the President of Fidelity Personal Investing, a unit of Fidelity Investments. In this role Murphy has responsibility for Fidelity's retail brokerage, mutual fund, IRA, insurance and managed accounts businesses. It was announced January 21, 2021 that Kathy will be retiring from Fidelity Investmests.

Fortune profiled Murphy as a Women of Power in 2010[2] and one of the 50 Most Powerful Women from 2007 to 2013.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] U.S. Banker named Murphy one of the Top 25 Nonbank Women in Finance in 2010[9] and 2011, and one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2008.[10] Irish America magazine named her to their Wall Street 50[11] and Business 100[12] lists in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[13] Investment Advisor named Murphy to their top women in wealth list in 2010 and 2011[14] and she has also been named to the Power 100 Financial Services list. She is an occasional guest on CNBC.[15]

Professional career

Murphy began her career as a healthcare attorney at Aetna, at age 27.[16] [17] She held different positions in legal and government affairs during her 15 years at Aetna, including general counsel and chief administrative officer of the financial-services arm.[18] [17] When the division was sold to ING Group in 2000,[17] Murphy became group president of ING Worksite and Institutional Financial Services.[19] She later became chief executive officer of ING U.S. Wealth Management.[18] [20] Murphy now serves as the president of the Personal Investments division at Fidelity Investments.[18] [17]

Fortune listed Murphy as a "Woman of Power" in 2010[21] and one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in 2007;[22] she remains on the list, as of 2018.[16] In 2013, Murphy was featured on American Bankers 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance.[23]

Murphy serves on the Board of Directors for the Markle Foundation and the National Football Foundation, where she is also vice chair.[18] [24] She is on the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).[24]

Education

Murphy graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and Political Science from Fairfield University and holds a Juris Doctor degree with highest honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law.[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Publishing Bureau, University . 1986 . Who's who Among American Law Students, Volume 6.
  2. Web site: Fortune Women of Power: Kathleen Murphy . CNN . December 3, 2009 . December 31, 2011.
  3. Web site: Benner . Katie . The Power 50 – Kathleen Murphy (40) – FORTUNE . CNN . December 31, 2011.
  4. Web site: The Power 50 – Kathleen Murphy (41) – FORTUNE . CNN . October 16, 2008 . December 31, 2011.
  5. Web site: The Power 50 – Kathleen Murphy (41) – FORTUNE . CNN . September 15, 2009 . December 31, 2011.
  6. Web site: 50 Most Powerful Women 2010. Fortune. February 16, 2012.
  7. Web site: 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Fortune. February 16, 2012.
  8. Web site: 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Fortune. February 16, 2012.
  9. Web site: U.S. Banker Top 25 Nonfinance Women in Finance: No. 8 Kathleen Murphy . Americanbanker.com . October 1, 2009 . December 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090929043003/http://www.americanbanker.com/usb_issues/119_10/kathleen-murphy-1002102-1.html . September 29, 2009 . dead .
  10. http://www.americanbanker.com/usb_article.html?id=20080924581OUJ19 U.S. Banker 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking: No. 15 Kathleen Murphy
  11. http://www.irishabroad.com/irishworld/irishamericamag/augsept07/wallst50.asp#Kathleen_A._Murphy Wall Street 50: Kathleen A. Murphy
  12. Web site: Murphy's Making History . Irishabroad.com . January 1, 1970 . December 31, 2011.
  13. • "Wall Street 50 2011" – Irish America (http://irishamerica.com/wall-street-50/) Retrieved February 16, 2012
  14. Web site: Who Are the 50 Top Women in Wealth?. Investment Advisor. February 16, 2012.
  15. Web site: First On CNBC: $168B Worth Of Advice . Video.msn.com . December 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091109093425/http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us . November 9, 2009 . dead .
  16. News: How the Death of Her Father Set Fidelity's Kathy Murphy On Her Career Path . Moore . McKenna . . April 12, 2019 . August 21, 2019.
  17. News: The Money Managers to Watch in 2019 . Lim . Dawn . . 1 January 2019 . August 21, 2019.
  18. News: Fidelity president's message to women: Break the intimidation cycle . Hall . Cheryl . . 11 November 2018 . August 21, 2019.
  19. News: Kathleen Murphy/Fidelity Investments . . August 21, 2019.
  20. News: ING to buy CitiStreet for 578 million euros . von Wolde . Harro . Reuters . 1 May 2008 . August 21, 2019.
  21. News: Women of power . . 3 December 2009 . August 22, 2019.
  22. News: 50 Most Powerful Women 2007 . . 2007 . August 21, 2019.
  23. News: Slideshow The 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance . American Banker . 17 September 2013 . August 21, 2019.
  24. News: Fidelity President Kathleen Murphy: "Hiring managers need to think much more broadly as to who they may consider as candidates for financial services positions." . Gallagher . Tyler . Thrive Global . 15 July 2019 . August 22, 2019.
  25. Web site: Christina Stoddard, "Alumna ranked among most powerful women in business," [[Fairfield Mirror]], November 7, 2007. . November 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109200613/http://media.www.fairfieldmirror.com/media/storage/paper148/news/2007/11/08/News/Alumna.Ranked.Among.Most.Powerful.Women.In.Business-3083918.shtml . November 9, 2007 . dead .

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