Kevin Murphy has spent over 30 years in financial markets and is an acknowledged expert in equity markets, risk and structured products. He is presently a partner at Sachs Capital Group Asset Management overseeing Trading, Risk and Product Development after leadership roles at several global investment banks. Kevin was a structured derivatives trader in New York and London across the fixed income, foreign exchange and equity markets.
Kevin managed highly successful structured equity derivative trading teams at JP Morgan, Lehman and Barclays. At Barclays, he led a 300-person group of global trading, structuring and sales teams focusing on client solutions and structured transactions including corporate derivatives, margin financing, structured investment products, quantitative investment strategies and fund derivative solutions.
Kevin’s roles also included significant infrastructure design, capital allocation and risk oversight across the global markets businesses as well as extensive regulatory oversight responsibilities ranging from Federal Reserve CCAR, stress testing, benchmark administration and model valuation.
Throughout Kevin’s career he has had extensive involvement in the more complex products available for investing clients. They have included systematic strategies and fund financing as well as complex products for insurance companies. Kevin was granted leadership roles in both fixed income and equity exotics businesses after beginning his career as a quantitative researcher for fixed income portfolios.
Kevin earned his Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Economics and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He resides with his wife and child in New York City.
EXPERTISE
Derivatives
Fixed Income Trading
FX Trading
Equity Trading
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Economics and Industrial Management Graduated with Honors
WORK HISTORY
SEDA Experts
Managing Director
2024 - Current
Sachs Capital Group Asset Management
Partner
2023 – Current
Barclays Capital
Managing Director
Global Equities Head of Risk, Capital and Platforms
Global Head of EFS Solutions Business
2008-2020
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Managing Director
2006-2008
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Managing Director
Equity Derivatives Group
Fixed Income Derivatives Group
Fixed Income Research
1989-2005
Derivatives Expert Witness
Contact
Kevin M. Murphy
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
+1 646-626-4555