Bill Murphy is the founder and President of Douglas Management & Realty, Inc., a full-service real estate investment company, and has been a part of the South Florida commercial real estate landscape for over 40 years since 1984. Throughout his career in South Florida, Mr. Murphy has owned, operated and/or developed in excess of 3MM square feet of office, retail and industrial property as well as 7,500 multifamily units.

Mr. Murphy began his South Florida development career as a founding partner of SM Corporation in 1984. Prior to moving to South Florida Mr. Murphy spent nearly ten years in construction lending and real estate workouts for Chase Manhattan Bank. Prior to joining Chase, Mr. Murphy began his career in planning and real estate feasibility studies in New York City in the early 1970s. William Murphy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from National University of Ireland (UCC) and a Master’s Degree

in Urban Planning from New York University.

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Mr. Murphy currently owns a managing interest in more than 2,400 multifamily units, 1.6 MM sf of office, industrial and retail developments, and more than 2,500 acres of land. In 2018 Mr. Murphy sold a 6,100-unit apartment portfolio, which he held a managing interest in, to an affiliate of Starwood Property Trust for $600 MM.

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Mr. Murphy currently serves on the Boards of The Ireland Funds, Cork University Foundation, Pontifical Irish College, Irish Educational Development Foundation and Broward County Sheriff’s Advisory Counsel. He previously served on the boards of The Boys and Girls Club of Broward County, The Geo Group, Inc, and the Correctional Properties Trust. Bill & his family have been parishioners at St. Anthony Catholic Parish since 1984 when they first moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from New York. He has been supporting the Gentlemen’s Dinner since its inception in the 1990’s.