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eBay Director to Give Fourth Ray Murphy Lecture

Philanthropy Ireland has announced that Thomas J Tierney, a director of eBay and founder of The Bridgespan Group will give the the Fourth Annual Ray Murphy lecture on 8 December.  Prior to founding Bridgespan, Mr Tierney served as chief executive officer of Bain & Company, a consulting firm, from June 1992 to January 2000. Tierney holds a BA degree in economics from the University of California at Davis and an MBA degree with distinction from Harvard Business School. He is the co-author of Aligning the Stars, a book about organisation and strategy and, more recently, co-author of Give Smart.

Ray Murphy (1952 – 2007) was a pioneer of Irish philanthropy and social finance . Through his work with The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, he worked in Ireland and throughout the world supporting organisations working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people. He was also a founding member and Chairman of Clann Credo--the Social Investment Fund.      

The lecture will take place on 8 December, 5,30pm at the Lir Theatre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. RSVP by emailing Jay Heffron at Philanthropy Ireland. 



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