Joel Murphy is a respected CEO and board director with decades of experience in national capital markets, real estate acquisition and development, market analysis, board membership and legal expertise. 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. From 2020 to 2022, he served as president and CEO of Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (PAC). He joined PAC’s board in 2019 and became board chair in 2021. Prior to becoming CEO, Murphy was the co-founder, president and CEO of New Market Properties, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PAC which focused on acquiring grocery-anchored shopping centers.
Murphy 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.
Director since: June 2024