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Cher Murphy
About Cher
Cher Murphy brings more than 15 years of experience in talent management, leadership development, and organizational transformation to the firm. Murphy comes to ON Partners after founding her own consultancy, The Murphy Advisory. There, she advised leaders on building organizational capability and coached executives on leading effective global teams for clients, including Amazon, Quanta Services, Yamamotoyama, and Activant Capital. Her career includes serving clients across VC / founder-led organizations, PE portfolio companies, and Fortune 50 / FTSE 100 organizations.
As a talent advisor to C-Suite leaders, Murphy was invited to join Marshall Goldsmith’s prestigious 100 Coaches, an exclusive group of the world’s foremost executive coaches, consultants, and visionary thought leaders. Additionally, Murphy is Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School and Guest Faculty at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business for Executive Education, teaching talent strategy and organizational theory. Murphy is an Advisor for Transform, the people-driven thought leadership ecosystem, an Advisor for Sempervirens Venture Capital, and an Advisor for Ask Approach, advancing inquiry-driven leadership.
Philanthropically, Murphy is an Advisory Board member for the Mentor Project and a member of the Board of Directors for AID International, a nonprofit organization that partners with Haitian communities to become self-sustainable amidst the current political unrest.
A native of Houston, TX, Murphy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Houston. She then completed her Master of Science, Organizational Development at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Companies under Cher's portfolio
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DecisionHR Hires New Chief Revenue Officer
Josh McIntosh Appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at DecisionHR
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Power Integrations Appoints New Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Power Integrations Names Mike Balow Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
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Safe Software Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Safe Software bolsters leadership team with CFO appointment to drive next phase of growth
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Ready Rebound Appoints New President and Chief Revenue Officer
Ready Rebound Names Jim Tarantino as President and Chief Revenue Officer
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Wagepoint Names New Chief Commercial Officer
Wagepoint Appoints Alexander Gonçalves as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Next Phase of …
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Diebold Nixdorf Appoints New Chief Information Officer
Diebold Nixdorf Names Raj Singh as Chief Information Officer
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