John Murray

John Murray has over 30 years of broad-ranging legal experience, first as an attorney practicing law in the Twin Cities with a focus on corporate law, then moving into several General Counsel roles over the last 20 years. John was General Counsel for four different technology companies over that time: Amphion Semiconductor, Lagan Technologies, KANA Software and Provation Software, all of which were either venture capital backed or private equity backed. All four companies made successful exits via acquisitions to strategic buyers during John’s tenures, the last of which was Fortive Corporation’s acquisition of Provation for over $1.4B in 2021.

John was also Senior Legal Counsel for Coca-Cola, where he helped lead international mergers and acquisitions from Coke’s Ireland office. As well as being admitted to the State Bars of Minnesota and New York, John has also been admitted to the equivalent legal professional bodies (the Law Society) in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland.