Elizabeth Murphy

Vice President, Community

Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures

Elizabeth joins MSIV with 20 years of sales and channel marketing experience, focusing her last 10 years on partner marketing, engagement, and enablement. 

At MSIV, Elizabeth is tasked with bringing together the MSIV Founder Network, Executive Network, investors, and community partners to ensure the North Bay has a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. She serves as a professional dot-connector of sorts, leaning in to assist local founders on their entrepreneurial journeys and providing them with the resources they need to grow their businesses here in the North Bay.

While on the Affiliate Sales Team at Disney and ESPN Media Networks, Elizabeth sold emerging networks and implemented multi-million dollar marketing campaigns in partnership with cable and satellite providers. Upon moving to the Bay Area, Elizabeth held roles in Integrated Marketing and Channel Enablement at The Wall Street Journal and One Medical. While at Glassdoor, Elizabeth pioneered the new space of Channel Marketing for the organization. 

Elizabeth earned her MBA focusing on Sustainability, Equity, and Social Impact at Presidio Graduate School. As a student, she completed consulting projects with San Francisco-based TCHO Chocolate and Kimpton Hotels. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Elizabeth is an active member of the parent committees for The Montessori School of Central Marin and San Domenico School. She also volunteers at the SF-Marin Food Bank in San Rafael. Originally a Mississippi native, Elizabeth currently lives in San Rafael with her husband and two young daughters.

She can be reached at emurphy@msivfund.com.