Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy, an Irish-born entrepreneur and app creator, has over 20 years of experience in application development. He completed his Masters of Electric & Electronic Engineering degree with First Class Honors from Queen's University in Belfast before moving to the United States in 2004. In 2010, he founded 3Advance, a team of app creators that specialize in producing top-notch applications for startups and forward-thinking organizations. Along with app development, Paul's team focuses on cloud architecture and data science (AI/ML) to provide a complete solution to clients. With a philosophy based on collaboration and speed-to-market, Paul's team provides an agile development philosophy while keeping client satisfaction their top priority. Some of the high-profile clients he has successfully led the software development projects of include NPR, Special Olympics, and various DC startups.

Paul's passion and expertise go beyond app development as he has served on the board of several companies, including Hopin, Keeps, Klang Games, Dots, Red Points, and TIER Mobility, among others. Furthermore, he has served as an adjunct professor at IE Business School and has been a Founding Investor at Giphy. In the past, he has worked as a Partner at betaworks, Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Director of Business Development, and Innovation Director at Microsoft. He also has a background in computer engineering and studied at Virginia Tech.