Bio
A highly sought-after philanthropy expert, board member and business leader, Julie Murray has led numerous successful public/private partnerships and social impact projects for corporate funders, family foundations and community leaders. Principal and CEO of the Moonridge Group, and President of the Moonridge Foundation, she is widely credited with transforming social impact in Nevada to be more strategic and collaborative.
Julie served as the co-chair of the IWF World Leadership Conference held Nov.1 - 3, 2022 in Las Vegas. Additionally, while serving as the President and Board Chair for the NV International Women’s Forum in 2019 and 2020, she formed a successful strategic alliance with the National Association of Corporate Directors to organize and lead corporate board workshops.
Murray has been honored for the strategic and collaborative nature of her work. She co-founded with business leader and philanthropist Eric Hilton the Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas, a $55m annual operation that is sought after for its award winning national-model best practices. She worked with philanthropist athlete Andre Agassi to launch the national model charter school, Agassi Prep, and is the co-founder of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation Nevada.
She has served as an adjunct professor of philanthropy at the University of Nevada Las Vegas teaching graduate students about driving efficiencies into social impact.
Murray serves on the Board of Advisors for SilverSummit Health Plan, City National Bank and Helping Hands Cannabis Dispensaries, and on the Board of Directors for Catholic Charities, Noah’s Animal House and others. She is the Board Chair for the Moonridge Foundation and Hope Means Nevada. She serves on the grant selection committee for several corporations, and is a frequent speaker about philanthropy.
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