Liz Murray currently serves as the co-founder and executive director of “The Arthur Project,” a youth mentoring group with roots in the Bronx and named in honor of her first mentor.
Murray is dedicated to working with young people to help them reach their full potential because she firmly believes that “success isn’t success if it doesn’t open up chances for other people.”
With over 15 years of experience encouraging audiences to overcome their own challenges while simultaneously building their businesses and communities, Murray is a passionate, in-demand national keynote speaker.
She is a talented storyteller who focuses on subjects like the value of persistence, utilizing setbacks as learning opportunities, developing successful organizations by putting people first, and what it actually takes to transform a person’s life.
Harvard University awarded Murray his degree in 2009. She has a master’s degree from Columbia University in educational psychology.