Philip D. Murphy

Phil Murphy
31st United States Ambassador to Germany
In office
August 21, 2009 – July–August 2013
President Barack Obama
Preceded by William R. Timken, Jr.
Succeeded by John B. Emerson
Personal details
Born (1957-08-16) August 16, 1957
in or near Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Tammy Murphy
Children 4
Residence Middletown Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Occupation Financier, diplomat, politician

Philip D. Murphy (born August 16,[1] 1957[2] and commonly known as just Phil Murphy), is an American financier, diplomat, and politician who is an announced Democratic Party candidate in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017. Prior to running for governor, Murphy served as chair of New Way for New Jersey, a progressive organization.

Murphy was the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013. He has also served as finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee under Howard Dean. Murphy had a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, including of being in several high-level positions, before retiring from there in 2006.

Early life and education

Phil Murphy was born and raised in the Boston metropolitan area in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to a family that he later said was "middle class on a good day."[3] The family was of Irish American heritage, with Phil being third generation.[4] By his recollection his mother, a secretary, and father, a high-school dropout who took any job he could (including those of a manager of a liquor store and of a for-pay pall bearer), lived paycheck to paycheck.[3][4][5][6] The young Phil engaged in illicit employment as a dishwasher at the age of 13 years in order to augment the family income.[7] Both of his parents were enthusiastic supporters of John F. Kennedy and volunteered for the young scion in the United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1952.[5] Murphy played soccer as a boy.[4] The Murphy mother believed strongly in the importance of education and Phil and his three older siblings would all earn college degrees.[4]

By his later description, Murphy put himself through said college with student loans and part-time jobs.[8] He attended Harvard University, where he was president of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and aspired for a time to a life in musical theater.[9] However he changed directions and graduated in 1979 with an A.B. degree in Economics.[9][10] He then attended, and received an M.B.A. in 1983 from, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Marriage and family

Ambassador Murphy with his wife and children at an event in Germany in 2011

Murphy first met his future wife, Tammy Snyder, in 1987[11] when they both worked at Goldman Sachs, but Murphy did not ask her for a date for another seven years.[4] When he finally did, things progressed quickly: they became engaged eighteen days later and they were married within six months,[4] in 1994.[11]

Murphy and his wife have four children, three sons and a daughter.[11] They have lived in Monmouth County in New Jersey.[8] The children have been educated at Rumson Country Day School and the Philips Academy.[4] Tammy Snyder Murphy, a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has held a variety of financial, civic, and political positions as well as having been a homemaker.[12][13]

Goldman Sachs career

Murphy began his career with a summer associate internship at Goldman Sachs in 1982.[4][11]

From 1993 to 1997 Murphy headed the firm's Frankfurt, Germany office,[5][6] where he had oversight responsibility for activities in that nation, Switzerland and Austria, as well as in the emerging nations of post-USSR Central Europe.[10] In the role he engaged in a number of transactions with the German government's Treuhandanstalt agency, whose purpose was conducting the privatization of formerly state-owned enterprises within the boundaries of no-longer-extant East Germany.[14] Murphy was also active in Atlantik-Brücke organization, including co-founding its International Advisor Council.[14]

From 1997 to 1999, Murphy served as the President of Goldman Sachs (Asia).[6] In that capacity, he was officed in Hong Kong.[15]

Eventually Murphy was global co-head of the Investment Management Division of the firm.[4][16] Another company initiative that Murphy helped to undertake was the unit that did major business in the emerging markets within the EMEA region.[15] He also served on the firm's Management Committee.[4] In all, he spent 23 years at Goldman Sachs and as described held a variety of top-level positions before becoming a Senior Director of the firm in 2003, a position he held until his retirement that apparently took place over time between 2005 and 2006.[5][17]

Murphy's position at Goldman Sachs when the firm had its IPO made his net worth top $50 million, or if similar to others there, a good deal more.[18] By one estimate his wealth after leaving the firm was in the range of several hundred million dollars.[19]

New Jersey Benefits Task Force chair

In May 2005,[20] Murphy was named by Acting Governor Richard Codey to Chair the New Jersey Benefits Task Force, on public sector employee benefits in his home State of New Jersey, in response to the New Jersey pension crisis.[2][5] The force was composed of seven men and one woman.[15]

The task force reported its findings in December 2005.[21] By this time Murphy was already considered to be retired from Goldman Sachs.[17] He commented as to the source of the problem: "While the Democrats may control all elements of the branches of New Jersey today, and they should certainly stand up for their fair share of blame, they are not alone – this is a bipartisan, multiyear production."[17]

Murphy as chair recommended the sale of publicly owned assets, which advice thereof was generally was not followed, but some of his other suggestions, such as raising the age of retirement and recalculating how pensions related to salary earned, were.[9] The New York Times wrote that "no matter what happens, the report's legacy may well be that it tried to tackle the issues head-on."[17]

Democratic Party finance chair

After leaving Goldman Sachs, Murphy served from 2006 to 2009 as the National Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) where he worked with DNC Chair Howard Dean.[22] Murphy liked both Dean's vision for the party and for the discipline Dean brought to the task, and the two became close friends.[4]

It was Murphy who financed Dean's "50 state strategy".[22] This was not without disagreement, as the strategy was opposed by powerful Democrats in Congress such as Charles Schumer and Rahm Emmanuel.[16] However Murphy refused to visibly engage in this dispute, saying, "I'm a sucker for the view that you have it out in the locker room, not in public."[16] Former Goldman Sachs colleague and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin said of Murphy's ability to handle the new position, "He has very substantial technical expertise from his corporate finance work, but he combines that with a wonderful facility for dealing with people."[16]

During his first year Murphy focused on gaining donations from his contacts from his university years as well as from Goldman Sachs; within that year he was able to substantially reduce the DNC gap when compared to the Republican National Committee.[16] In all, Murphy says he raised $300 million for the DNC.[5]

Phil Murphy was also a big donor to Democratic candidates on a personal basis, giving almost $1.5 million to such candidates by 2009.[13] This included modest contributions to individual candidates but several six-figure sums to party committees.[13] During the hotly contested Democratic presidential primaries, 2008 he was a superdelegate but remained uncommitted for most of the contest.[11]

Civic activities

A soccer enthusiast, Ambassador Murphy poses with girls school teams in Lower Saxony in 2011. Former U. S. national team players Briana Scurry and Amanda Cronwell are also present.

Murphy has been appointed to the boards or committees of various civic or philanthropic groups. Among these are the NAACP,[2] the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the Center for American Progress, 180 Turning Lives Around,[23] and several programs of the University of Pennsylvania such as the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business and the Wharton School Graduate Executive and Asian Program.[11] Other such entities include the Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Investment Company Institute, and Prosperity New Jersey.[11] He has served as the grand marshal of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Rumson, New Jersey several times.[4]

He has helped lead local charities to support troubled teens and domestic abuse survivors. Murphy and his wife founded 2nd Floor, a teen helpline in New Jersey that had fielded some 700,000 calls by 2015 and that has helped save lives.[2][4]

During 2004-05 Murphy co-chaired a national task force on 21st century public education for the Center for American Progress that featured fellow co-chairs Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano and academic and civil rights figure Roger Wilkins.[11][24][25] The task force had the unobjectionable name Renewing Our Schools, Securing Our Future and issued a report called “Getting Smarter, Becoming Fairer: A Progressive Education Agenda For A Stronger Nation”.[25] It called for a longer school day, a reorganized school year, and extending learning scenarios to the pre-kindergarten and post-high school domains.[25]

The Murphy family's time in Germany made them all soccer enthusiasts.[4][26] Murphy has served on the boards of the U.S. Soccer Foundation[27] and the U.S. Soccer Federation World Cup Bid Committee for 2018 and 2022.[11] He owns a stake in the professional New Jersey women's soccer club Sky Blue FC;[2] he has said that he knows the club is money-losing venture but he wanted to show his soccer-playing daughter that women's professional soccer can exist in the United States.[28]

Murphy moved to in Middletown Township, New Jersey in 2000.[5] He and his family live in a riverside estate with a $200,000 annual property tax bill.[29] In 2016 he released five years' worth of federal tax returns; for 2014 he earned about $6 million, paid about $2 million in taxes for an effective tax rate of 34 percent, and directly or indirectly donated 24 percent of his income to charity.[28] The returns for the other years showed effective tax rates ranging between 32 and 39 percent.[30]

U. S. Ambassador

Ambassador Murphy receiving gifts in Köln in mid-2013 near the end of his tenure. Also visible are Peter Jungen (right) and Mayor Jürgen Roters

Murphy served as United States Ambassador to Germany under President Barack Obama from 2009–2013.[31]

The possibility of Murphy being named to the post was first reported by Spiegel Online International in May 2009.[14] Many in America supported the choice, with former U. S. Ambassador John Kornblum saying "Murphy has been involved in German-American relations for many years. He's a good choice."[14] But when Murphy's name was first broached, he had difficulty receiving agrément from the German government.[32] German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought either a career diplomat or a person with an established political background for the role, and she made a personal plea to President Obama to this effect at the 35th G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.[32] Obama would not alter his choice, however, and so in the end she assented to Murphy's name[32] and an agrément was issued.[19]

His formal nomination to the position was made by the president on July 9, 2009.[33] It was then confirmed by the United States Senate on August 7, 2009.[10] Murphy appeared with his family in Berlin on August 21, 2009.[34] That they arrived in an expensive Gulfstream V executive jet irked Chancellor Merkel, who saw it as still further evidence of the long practice of presidents awarding wealthy donors with ambassadorships.[5][33] Murphy presented his credentials in Berlin to German President Horst Koehler on September 3, 2009.[26] He was then sworn in to the position on September 13.[33]

During his tenure, Murphy promoted American trade and focused on engaging Germany’s youth through town hall meetings, exchange programs, and social media communication.[26] Murphy said, "The legacy of our time together in Germany will be measured by how well we ‘set the table’ for tomorrow, by how deeply today’s youth understand the ongoing relevance of the transatlantic bridge. They are tomorrow’s leaders and our investment in their future is our highest priority.”[26] In doing so he paid particular attention to children who were part of immigration to Germany, who rarely had the opportunity to meet Americans.[35]

The United States diplomatic cables leak published by WikiLeaks in 2010 contained negative statements signed by Ambassador Murphy about senior German politicians, including a remark by Murphy that Chancellor Merkel was "insecure" and unfavorable comments by embassy staff about Guido Westerwelle, the German foreign minister.[36] Some German officials expressed desire for Ambassador Murphy to be recalled.[5]

In response, Murphy appeared on German television outlets such as ZDF in an attempt at performing damage control.[36] Likewise he addressed the crisis in the German press: in Spiegel Online, he said that "I’m a big boy. At the end of the day, the buck stops with me," and that he would not "apologize for one speck" of what his staff had done.[36] Murphy later said that the episode was "incredibly awkward and embarrassing" but that the two countries worked through it, and that in the end Germany-United States relations were stronger than ever.[5]

Ambassador Murphy greeting Secretary of State John Kerry upon arrival in Berlin early in 2013

Regarding the European debt crisis, Murphy said in 2013, "The big debate in Europe, which I think is a false debate, is either fiscal consolidation or growth. And the reality is that Europe needs both: it needs fiscal consolidation and growth."[6] Regarding economic differences between the nations, he said, "Germany believes strongly that the first order of business is to cut your debts and deficits and from that, good things will come. We're more likely to say a little bit of stimulus will jump-start things, even if it means incurring more debt. But you work your way through those issues."[37]

On May 29, 2013, it was announced that Murphy was stepping down from the posting.[6] However he was still ambassador as of July 3;[38] he returned to the United States at some point during that month of July.[5][35] He may have formally stayed in the role until his successor was sworn in on August 7.

New Start New Jersey and New Way for New Jersey

Murphy was mentioned as a potential candidate in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013, but did not run.[5][39] Rather, upon returning to the states he returned to Murphy Endeavors LLC, a business management consultancy firm, of which he was the principal, with offices in Red Bank, New Jersey.[37] He had first started this firm in 2009 after leaving the DNC position, but it had soon been put on hold due to his ambassadorial nomination.[11] He also gave speeches about his experiences in Germany, especially in connection with the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.[37]

In 2014, Murphy created New Start New Jersey, a non-profit progressive policy think tank which held a number of events around New Jersey.[40] His wife Tammy was co-founder, chair, and secretary.[12] The organization said it would neither endorse nor fund political candidates, as it was barred from doing so.[3][18] However it did serve to raise Phil Murphy's political visibility and its events included an appearance by singer Jon Bon Jovi.[18] One of its goals was to help displaced workers back into the work force.[4] (Making reference to visibility, in 2016 hacked Podesta emails revealed that Murphy was already seriously considering a run for governor when this organization was founded, telling the Democratic power figure that his ambitions were "very serious but not yet committed" and that the new entity would indeed improve his name recognition.[41])

In September 2015, Phil Murphy launched a progressive organization named New Way for New Jersey, which held a number of town halls, including some by telephone on Sunday evenings, and encouraged Democrats to sign petitions critical of incumbent Governor Chris Christie.[42] Unlike New Start New Jersey, New Way for New Jersey was an explicitly political organization.[43]

During this time and making reference to Governor Christie's presidential campaign and the governor's subsequent support and travel on behalf of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, Murphy implored Christie, "Do your job or quit."[44] Murphy supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary and fundraised for her.[9]

Following announcement of Murphy's gubernatorial campaign, New Way for New Jersey folded.[43] New Start New Jersey continued, albeit without Murphy on its board.[43]

2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election

In May 2016, Phil Murphy announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017.[43][45] He became the race's first announced candidate.[43][45] He has said of his rationale, "I am running for governor because New Jersey desperately needs adult leadership that puts our people first."[46] Announcing so early was an unusual act.[43] Comparisons with unpopular former governor Jon Corzine, another wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive, is expected to be a challenge Murphy must meet.[5][29][43][47] Murphy has also begun the campaign with low name visibility among the state's voters.[29] The candidate plans to loan $10 million of his own money to the campaign but to also aggressively fund-raise.[45] However he said he would accept no so-called dark money and that "I’m holding our campaign to a higher standard."[48]

Murphy's campaign has suggested a North Dakota-style statewide investment bank as a way of boosting New Jersey's economy.[49] Regarding the state's still-troubled pension system, he has said that there are no easy answers but that: "The state has to stand up for its side of the bargain. Period. If the state doesn't, there is no use having the second paragraph discussion."[50]

While Murphy was the only declared Democratic candidate for governor at this point, several other candidates were expected to run. Mayor of Jersey City Steven Fulop, Assemblyman John Wisniewski of Sayreville, State Senator Raymond Lesniak, and State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney of Gloucester County have been oft-mentioned in news media along with other candidates for the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017.[51][52][53] Fulop and Sweeney were particular geographic rivals, and in terms of state party organizational support, Max Pizarro of the New York Observer characterized Murphy as "everyone’s number two choice. If Fulop or Sweeney stumbles, Murphy could rocket from zero to 100 overnight."[53]

On September 28, 2016, Fulop announced he would in fact not run for governor and said he was endorsing Murphy.[52] Political observers termed this development "shocking" and a "game changer" and said that it greatly increased Murphy's chances of gaining the nomination.[52] This came after Murphy had made inroads in capturing several important endorsements of Bergen County Democratic figures.[54]

On October 6, 2016, Sweeney announced he too would not run for governor, citing apparent party support for Murphy, whom he endorsed.[55] The move came as Murphy was corralling dozens of endorsements, including all of those from North Jersey county party committees and the most populous Central Jersey county committees as well.[56] Sweeney, who had spent years laying the groundwork for a gubernatorial bid,[56] said, "I'm a realist. The party is coalescing around Phil."[55] This meant Murphy had knocked out his two biggest rivals; the Asbury Park Press wrote that "The political universe [has] shifted quickly"[57] and NJ.com termed it "another shocking move that reshapes the upcoming New Jersey governor's race."[55] Murphy was now the clear front-runner for the nomination,[55] but Wisniewski and Lesniak, the two most known remaining potential candidates, both said they still intended to run.[57] However within days Lesniak also gave up his hopes.[58] A writer for Blue Jersey attributed Murphy's success to his having "showed up, a lot, and donated, and wooed. Grit [...] Time, money and grit. Show up."[58]

After the stunning result of the United States presidential election, 2016, Murphy noted that the fortunes of the state Democratic Party had improved in the election and said "As with so many, I am disappointed by the [presidential] results from Tuesday. But I refuse to be discouraged. And I won't be dissuaded from working to make New Jersey a fairer, more just place for all of us."[59]

On November 15, Wisniewski, who gained visibility as a leader of the Fort Lee lane closure scandal investigations, announced his run for governor.[60] In his message he implicitly criticized Phil Murphy, saying "I'm not a Wall Street executive. I haven't made hundreds of millions of dollars by outsourcing jobs. I've learned the value of public service. ..."[61] The contest between the two holds the potential of being a nationally visible proxy battle between the establishment and grassroots factions of the Democratic Party.[62]

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  1. ↑ Campaign email "It's Phil Murphy's Birthday Today!", sent August 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Board Member Philip D. Murphy". www.naacp.org. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Likely Democratic candidate for N.J. governor buys ad touting middle-class". NJ.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Phil Murphy: May River Road Rise Up to Meet Him", The Two River Times, Muriel J. Smith, February 26, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Former ambassador to Germany seriously considers bid for NJ governor". Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "An Interview with Philip D. Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Germany - The Politic". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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  9. 1 2 3 4 "Wall Street to Wikileaks: 7 facts about gubernatorial hopeful Phil Murphy". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 http://germany.usembassy.gov/about/ambassador/ - As it was on August 21, 2009 during Murphy's time as Ambassador to Germany
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ambassador to Germany: Who is Philip Murphy?". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  12. 1 2 https://www.andover.edu/About/AdministrationGovernance/Pages/CharterTrusteeTammySnyderMurphy83.aspx and http://www.nsnj.org/Leadership/Tammy-Snyder-Murphy
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  14. 1 2 3 4 http://m.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-626024.html
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  28. 1 2 "Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy Releases Tax Returns - Video - NJTV News". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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  32. 1 2 3 http://harpers.org/blog/2009/07/ambassadorships-for-sale/
  33. 1 2 3 http://observer.com/2009/09/murphy-will-be-sworn-in-as-u-s-ambassador-to-germany-on-sunday-fishman-still-awaits-action-rumors-on-steinbergs-successor/
  34. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/philip-d-murphy-goldman-sachs-2010-4
  35. 1 2 https://www.globalsuccess-club.net/goodbye-philip-murphy
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  37. 1 2 3 http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county/2014/11/02/philip-murphy-berlin-wall-anniversary-middletown-red-bank/18393551/
  38. ↑ http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/211791.pdf
  39. ↑ "Op-Ed: Handicapping the 2013 NJ Gubernatorial Race". August 31, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  40. ↑ New Start New Jersey
  41. ↑ http://www.wnyc.org/story/wikileaks-emails-small-look-dark-money-group-new-jersey/
  42. ↑ New Way for New Jersey
  43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Phil Murphy becomes first major candidate to declare run for governor". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Murphy Calls On Governor Christie to Do His Job Or Quit - Bergen Dispatch". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  45. 1 2 3 "Phil Murphy Becomes First Candidate in 2017 Governor's Race - Video - NJTV News". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  46. ↑ Campaign mailer, late May 2016.
  47. ↑ "Brutal Journal Story Paints Philip Murphy as Elitist Dandy". December 21, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  48. ↑ "Murphy Said He Holds His Campaign to a 'Higher Standard' Than Others". June 30, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Phil Murphy's opening bid: A promising plan on economy", Tom Moran, Star-Ledger, September 2016.
  50. ↑ http://www.trentonian.com/government-and-politics/20161017/nj-guv-hopeful-phil-murphy-engages-folks-at-tcnj
  51. ↑ "Christie news means little for Fulop's 2017 ambitions, experts say". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  52. 1 2 3 "Fulop won't run for N.J. governor, a 'game-changer' for 2017 race to succeed Christie". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  53. 1 2 "Into the Bowels of 2017: The Unfolding NJ Dem Party Gov. Race Backs Drama". August 19, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  54. ↑ STILE, HERB JACKSON and CHARLES. "2017 governor's race gets a shake-up: Fulop withdraws, endorses Murphy". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  55. 1 2 3 4 "Sweeney says he won't run for Govenor". nj.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  56. 1 2 http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2016/10/06/murphy-racks-endorsements-sweeney-exits-race-governor/91705850/
  57. 1 2 "Sweeney drops his bid for governor as Murphy rides high", Asbury Park Press, October 7, 2016, pp. 1A, 2A.
  58. 1 2 http://www.bluejersey.com/2016/10/lesniak-proves-murphy-is-still-the-only-gov-candidate/
  59. ↑ Emailcast from Phil Murphy, "I Refuse to be Discouraged", November 10, 2016.
  60. ↑ http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-Governor-Race-Announcement-401323006.html
  61. ↑ Email, "I'm running for Governor of New Jersey", November 15, 2016.
  62. ↑ http://www.app.com/story/news/politics/new-jersey/2016/11/25/phil-murphy-john-wisniewski-nj-governor-2017/94210804/

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