David Isaac Murray
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| Born | David Isaac Murray 27 August 1983 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Technology Officer, Doctor.com |
David Isaac Murray (born 27 August 1983) is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and product designer best known for his appearance as one of the main cast members on Start-Ups: Silicon Valley.[1] Originally a product manager at Google from 2006–2008, he received the Google Founders Award and EMG Award for his work on Gmail.[2] After Google, David held several senior positions at start up companies in Silicon Valley, California. He started his company, GoalSponsors, in 2012[3] and eventually sold it to Doctor.com in 2014. He served as Chief Technology Officer of Doctor.com until 2019.[4] David is currently Cofounder and President of Confirm, an HR technology company focused on performance reviews and organizational network analysis.[5]
Early life
[edit]Murray grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended the Albuquerque Academy from grades 6-12.[6] He attended Carnegie Mellon University as a triple major in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Voice Performance, where he graduated in 2006, Phi Beta Kappa, as recipient of the CMU Alumni Award for Research Excellence in Computer Science.[7]
Business history
[edit]Murray was Associate Product Manager for Gmail at Google from 2006–2008.[8] He later served as Senior VP, Product Management at Inform Technologies in 2008, User Experience Lead at Cryptic Studios 2008–2010, and Director of Product for Raptr 2010-2012 before founding GoalSponsors which later became known as ReferBright, a marketing automation platform for healthcare practitioners, and was sold to Doctor.com in 2014.[9] He served as Chief Technology Officer at Doctor.com (acquired by Press Ganey in 2020[10]). Murray is currently Cofounder and CEO of Confirm, an HR technology company focused on performance reviews and organizational network analysis.[11]
Television, film, and media
[edit]In 2012, Murray appeared as one of the main cast on Bravo's TV Show Start-Ups: Silicon Valley[12] working on an accountability buddies mobile app called GoalSponsors.[13] He has authored articles in publications including FastCompany[14] and has been a contributing author to Forbes through his membership with the Forbes Technology Council. His writing focuses on the intersection of business, technology, and the human experience.[15]
Awards
[edit]- 2013 Named "One to Watch" by BRINK Magazine[16]
- 2008 Google Founders Award, EMG Award[17]
- 2006 Carnegie Mellon SCS Alumni Award for Research Excellence in Computer Science[18]
- 2006 Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society[19]
- 2005 Phi Beta Kappa[20]
- 2001 Cum Laude National Honor Society[21]
Board and Council Memberships
[edit]- Member, Forbes Technology Council (2018–present)[22]
- Board member, Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Association Board (2017–present)[23]
- Board member, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board (2005–present)[24]
- President, Rainbow Recreation (2015–present)[25]
- Board member, South Bay Volleyball Club (2013–present)[26]
References
[edit]- ^ Bravo (5 October 2012). "David Murray".
- ^ Bloomberg. "David Murray". Bloomberg News.
- ^ Megan Rose Dickey. "This Guy Left A Cushy Job at Google To Do A Startup ... And Now He's Up To His Ears in Debt".
- ^ Doctor.com. "Doctor.com Management Team". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Confirm. "Confirm: Let's face it. Perf deserves a PIP".
- ^ "David I. Murray's Performance Resume" (PDF).
- ^ Byron Spice. "SCS Alum David Murray Appears on Bravo's "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley"".
- ^ David Murray. "Official Gmail Blog".
- ^ Stephanie Baum. "Doctor.com acquires ReferBright for tech to fix referral leakage".
- ^ Press Ganey Media. "Press Ganey Advances Health Care Consumerism Movement with Acquisitions of Doctor.com and Majority Stake in Binary Fountain".
- ^ Confirm. "Confirm: Let's face it. Perf deserves a PIP".
- ^ Dickinson, Boonsri (5 April 2012). "Meet The 7 Stars of the New Silicon Valley Reality Show". SFGate. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Tiku, Nitasha (11 December 2012). "If Bravo Moves Randi Zuckerberg's Startup Show to 6pm Central, Does It Make a Sound? | Betabeat | The Lowdown on High Tech". Betabeat. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ David Murray. "How remote and hybrid work broke performance reviews".
- ^ David Murray. "David Murray - Forbes Technology Council".
- ^ [1]. Brink Magazine. Retrieved on 6 November 2016.
- ^ "David Murray". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "The Link" (PDF).
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
- ^ "Phi Beta Kappa".
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
- ^ "David Murray - Forbes Technology Council". Forbes.
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
- ^ "David I. Murray" (PDF).
External links
[edit]- David I. Murray
- Doctor.com Management Archived 7 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- David Murray - Forbes Technology Council