Charles Murphy (hedge fund manager)
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Charles Murphy | |
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| Born | March 23, 1961 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2017 (aged 55) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) |
| Occupation | Hedge Fund Manager |
| Employer | Paulson & Co. |
Charles W. Murphy (March 23, 1961 – March 27, 2017) was an American investor and hedge fund manager and has been referred to in media reports as a "financial guru".[1]
Charles W. Murphy was born on March 23, 1961, to a middle-class New York family.[2] He grew up in New York City and attended Hunter Elementary School and Stuyvesant High School. He graduated with a B.A. from Columbia University, where he was a member of the starting varsity crew team, earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3][4]
Career
Murphy began his career at Goldman Sachs (1985–1990) then joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director in the Financial Institutions Group (1990–2000). After ten years at Morgan Stanley he moved to London where he led the Financial Institutions Group at Deutsche Bank (2001–2005) and then at Credit Suisse (2005–2007).[4]
Murphy also worked at Fairfield Greenwich, which had invested more than $7 billion in the notorious Madoff Ponzi scheme.[5] Murphy was unaware the firm was being victimized by Madoff. Murphy joined investment firm Paulson & Co. in 2009. He rose to the level of Partner. While there, he led many successful investments, including help organize the firm's activist push to break up American International Group.[6]