Murray currently leads the Connected Cities Tour and is a Federal Funding Judge for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NTIA Broadband Infrastructure and Digital Equity programs.
He was born and raised in New York, New York and earned a Master of Business in Information Technology from Fordham University. His Major was Utilizing Technology for Competitive Advantage. He was an Executive at Verizon, MCI, Level 3 and PECO before founding Wireless Access Communications Inc. where he was involved in the design, deployment and funding of numerous network projects.
He also founded Dense Networks in 2013 and the Connected Cities Tour in 2016. He is a well-regarded expert in municipal and in building network design and deployment and has worked with over 37 major markets throughout the United States. The Connected Cities Tour has become a leading “Social Think Tank” that facilitates the discussion of the Use Cases, Technology Architectures, Business Models and Funding Sources shaping “Smart” deployments in Cities, Buildings and Built Environment.
He has taught E Commerce and Technology for Competitive Advantage at Temple University and helped develop the Entrepreneurial program at the Community College of Philadelphia. At CCP, he taught Intro to IT and Intro to Business to inner city youth and developed his passion to bridge the Digital Divide at that time. He also holds the role of Executive Director of the Smart Cities Council, Infrastructure Innovation Forum. www.infrastructureinnovationforum.com
