David Murphy

David Murphy is an experienced hospitality executive currently serving as Vice President of Operations at Hotel Equities since 2022. Previously, David held the position of Regional Vice President of Operations at Island Hospitality Management from 2015 to 2022, overseeing a portfolio of 14 hotels with 1,864 rooms and four food and beverage outlets while promoting leadership development. David's background includes dual general management roles at Courtyard/Residence Inn by Marriott Houston and as General Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott locations in Tukwila, WA, and Silicon Valley. David is an alumnus of Cascadia College, where education was completed from 2000 to 2004.