About the Author
J. Byrne Murphy is an expert in the field of international property development and investment management. His real estate experience includes urban, suburban, and ex-urban development, ranging in product classes from office to mixed-use, shopping centers, data centers, factory outlets, and leisure facilities. He has twice worked on growing small start-ups into companies with over $1 billion of assets under management. His current projects include the $225 million re-development of a 15th century Medici palazzo in Florence into a private residence club, as well as a joint venture with principals of The Carlyle Group for a data center operation in Scandinavia. A Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University, Murphy received his MBA from the Colgate Darden Business School of the University of Virginia. He and his family currently reside in Washington, D.C.