Jim Murphy

As Invenergy’s co-founder, President & Corporate Business Leader, Jim Murphy is responsible for the general management of the company, leading and overseeing the legal, finance, government affairs, communications, and administration functions. He sets the direction for Energize Ventures, the venture capital fund managed by Invenergy, as a founding member of the investment committee.

Murphy has negotiated more than $40 billion in private equity and debt investments, power plant acquisitions and sales, and project financing over his 40 years in the energy industry, and he has managed organizations across the continuum from start-up through growth and eventually liquidity events. Murphy serves as Chair of the Board of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE).

Prior to the formation of Invenergy, Murphy was Chief Financial Officer at SkyGen Energy LLC, Vice President at The Deerpath Group, Inc. and Manager at Arthur Andersen. Murphy has a BS from the University of Illinois, magna cum laude, and a CPA certification from the University of Illinois.