Joel Murphy is a respected CEO and board director with 35 years of experience in national capital markets, real estate acquisition and development, market analysis, board membership and legal expertise. From 2019 to 2022, he served as president, CEO and board chair of Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (PAC) (NYSE: APTS). Prior to becoming CEO of PAC, Joel founded and grew New Market Properties, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of PAC and served as president. Currently, he is chief executive officer of Murphy Capital and Advisory Group LLC, a consulting firm and advisory which promotes and guides quality growth and capital strategies for private and public companies.
Joel is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Law Review and honors graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. He was previously recognized as one of Atlanta’s “Most Admired CEOs” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Orvis Company.