About Me

Education

-Thomas Jefferson University 

BS, Management/Ind Behavior

1974-1978

-Thomas Jefferson University

MBA, Finance

1986-1990

-Harvard Business School Executive Education

Strategic Human Resources

2003

-Rutgers University

MS, Human Resources

2006-2007

Work Experience

Murphy Strategy Group

Founder and President

2021-Present

-Lincoln Financial Group

Senior Vice President Total Rewards, HR Technology & Operations

2013-2021

-Lincoln Financial Group

SVP Employee Experience & Services

2011-2013

-Lincoln Financial Group

Head of Total Rewards

2010-2011

-AMETEK

CHRO & Senior Vice President Human Resources

2007-2010

-AstraZenca Pharmaceuticals

Executive Director Compensation & Benefits

2004-2007

-The Scotts Miracle-Go Company

Vice President Human Resources

1999-2004

-LANXESS

Director Integrated Human Resources Services

1998-1999-1999

-Georgia-Pacific LLC

Director Corporate Compensation & Benefits

1997

-BHP

Director Compensation & Benefits. General Manager, Arizona HR Operations

1994-1997

-PECO, an Exelon Company

Manager Compensation

1990-1994

-Travelers Mortgage Services Inc.

Senior Compensation Analyst

1989-1989

-Glaxo Smithkline Corp.

Compensation & Benefits Analyst 

1986-1989

Board & Advisory Responsibilities

Advisory to Sunny Benefits

Advisory to ScoutScripts

Advisior to US Preventive Medicine

Past Health Transformative Allaince Executive Committee Member

Past American Health Policy Insitude Board Member

Past Board of Director Palisade Software Corporation

Past Vice Chairman, Arizona Healthcare Foundation

For more information regarding work experience click the button under the LinkedIn header below. My LinkedIn goes into greater detail about accomplishments and the work I did for each company I have worked for.

As a nationally recognized expert in compensation and benefits, I founded Murphy Strategy Group to expand my scope and help clients transform HR Operations. With deep experience as a senior compensation and benefits executive for a Fortune 250 company, I offer clients expertise in corporate benefits and compensation. As a six-year board member of the Health Transformation Alliance, I have hands-on knowledge in healthcare transformation, including necessary technology solutions for vendors and employers.

I have a track record of providing innovative approaches, using analytics, and disrupting norms to tackle complex problems. As senior vice president for compensation and benefits for Lincoln Financial Group, I developed an innovative benefits strategy that saved employees and the company more than $150 million. I also initiated a creative communications approach called “Moments that Mattered,” which featured the faces and voices of employees, improving employee engagement during a pandemic.

· Substantial experience working with Boards of Directors and Compensation Committees

· Recognized as having a business approach to Human Resources by Executive Teams 

· In-depth experience designing and implementing executive compensation systems, including changing an annual incentive program, led to 5 Vendor of the Year citations. 

· Developed strategies and designs of innovative Benefit programs that improved health outcomes while saving firms above $250 million

· Linking change initiatives to Human Resource programs with accelerated results 

· Design of workforce differentiation strategies that integrate talent, performance, and reward management 

· Design and implementation of innovative competency, executive, and team-based pay programs, which improved productivity at a minimum of 10%

· Outsourced strategies that streamlined Human Resource Administration, achieving a minimum 20% decrease in cost while improving the delivery of services at three firms.

· Led HR team in the evaluation of over 75 mergers and acquisitions

As a car and truck enthusiast, I like fixing things both on and off the job. At work, I see problems quickly and solve them with out-of-the-box approaches that support the organization’s business strategy. At home, my penchant for problem solving is fueled by anything with a motor, including ownership in a business that restores trucks. 

Additional professional accomplishments include:

✅ Cited in leading publications, including Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Human Resource Executive.

✅ Served as a guest lecturer at top U.S. universities.

✅ Lobbied the Federal government to make changes in healthcare regulations.