Kathleen A. Murphy
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Kathleen A. Murphy is the President of Fidelity Personal Investing, a unit of Fidelity Investments
, serving 4 million customers with $500 billion in assets. In this role Murphy has overall responsibility for Fidelity's retail mutual fund and brokerage businesses and is a member of Fidelity's Operating Committee.
Fortune
profiled Murphy as a Women of Power in 2010 and one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in 2007, 2008, and 2009. U.S. Banker named Ms. Murphy one of the Top 25 Nonbank Women in Finance in 2009 and one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2008. And Irish America Magazine named her to their Wall Street 50 and Business 100 lists in 2007. She is an occasional guest on CNBC
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of ING US Wealth Management, the largest defined contribution plan manager in the United States with $384 billion in financial asset under management. Prior to becoming CEO of ING US Wealth Management, Murphy was Group President, ING Worksite and Institutional Financial Services. She also served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer for US Financial Services at ING.
Murphy joined ING Group
in 2000, after ING's acquisition of Aetna Financial Services. Prior to this acquisition, Murphy served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Aetna Financial Services, among other leadership positions with Aetna.
Murphy sits on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of America's Promise Alliance
, serves on the Board of Directors of the University of Connecticut Foundation, and is a member of the North American Advisory Board of the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business
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and holds a Juris Doctorate degree with highest honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law
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Fidelity Investments
FMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm...
, serving 4 million customers with $500 billion in assets. In this role Murphy has overall responsibility for Fidelity's retail mutual fund and brokerage businesses and is a member of Fidelity's Operating Committee.
Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
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profiled Murphy as a Women of Power in 2010 and one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in 2007, 2008, and 2009. U.S. Banker named Ms. Murphy one of the Top 25 Nonbank Women in Finance in 2009 and one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2008. And Irish America Magazine named her to their Wall Street 50 and Business 100 lists in 2007. She is an occasional guest on CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
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Professional career
Previously, Murphy was Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of ING US Wealth Management, the largest defined contribution plan manager in the United States with $384 billion in financial asset under management. Prior to becoming CEO of ING US Wealth Management, Murphy was Group President, ING Worksite and Institutional Financial Services. She also served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer for US Financial Services at ING.
Murphy joined ING Group
ING Group
The ING Group is a global financial institution offering retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, and insurance services. ING is the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a cooperative consortium of 11 prominent European banks...
in 2000, after ING's acquisition of Aetna Financial Services. Prior to this acquisition, Murphy served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Aetna Financial Services, among other leadership positions with Aetna.
Murphy sits on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of America's Promise Alliance
America's Promise
America's Promise — The Alliance for Youth is a foundation founded by Colin Powell in 1997 to help children and youth from all socioeconomic sectors in the United States.In late April 1997 Presidents Bill Clinton, George H. W...
, serves on the Board of Directors of the University of Connecticut Foundation, and is a member of the North American Advisory Board of the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the business school of University College Dublin, located in Blackrock in Dublin, Republic of Ireland....
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Education
Ms. Murphy graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and Political Science from Fairfield UniversityFairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
and holds a Juris Doctorate degree with highest honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
The University of Connecticut School of Law is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only four in New England. The school was recently ranked forty-sixth out of the 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States and is considered a Tier 1 school by U.S...
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