Mark Murphy (MPA '87)
Executive Director, Fund for New Jersey
Mark M. Murphy is the Executive Director of The Fund for New Jersey, an endowed private foundation furthering the exploration of State public policy issues impacting our poorest communities. This includes supporting efforts to get relevant information to the public, to encourage and empower citizen participation in decision-making, to analyze alternative approaches to significant social problems, and to oversee government activity.
Mr. Murphy served as founding president of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, and serves as a trustee of the New Jersey Health Initiatives, and Children's Futures initiatives of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
Mr. Murphy has served as a policy aide to U. S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services. He has also devised funding programs for several national and local foundations.
Address:
94 Church Street
Suite 303
New Brunswick, NJ 08901