John William Murphy

John William Murphy has served as Chief Development and Marketing Officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities since 2006.

Murphy is responsible for the development and marketing for the association. He also oversees staff responsible for communication and public relations, conferences and events and student services. Prior to his position at HACU, Murphy served as: Senior Director of Marketing for a state-wide social service agency; Director of Organizational Advancement for a community-based organization for people affected by cancer; and as Vice President of an international fund-raising consulting firm. Murphy has a master's degree in marketing communications from Illinois Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in English from Binghamton University. A lifelong student of Spanish, he also studied at La Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Madrid. He is currently studying the Irish language and is taking bass guitar lessons.