Bill Murphy serves as the Managing Partner at Cresting Wave, where the focus is on connecting innovative young companies with forward-thinking technology leaders. In addition to this role, Bill holds multiple board and advisory positions, including Co-founder and Board Member at The Contract Network, Board Member at Reorg, Qualytics, Alias Intelligence, and Cherre, and Advisor at BlueFlame AI. Bill is also a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and previously was a Board Member at Accurics and held the role of SMD and Chief Technology Officer at Blackstone. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a major in Computer Science and a concentration in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.