Dr. Dale D. Murphy is a founding partner of Madaarek: Dar al Khaleej Consultancy, a research-driven strategic consultancy for policy and management services; based in Dubai. We help develop strategies and capabilities to make distinctive, measurable and sustainable improvements in policy performance, through innovative thinking and rigorous analysis. Madaarek’s clients have ranged from the Dubai Executive Council, UAE Prime Minister’s Office, Dubai Land Department, OECD, UNDP, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority, Harvard University, Georgetown University, and the World Bank, to Visa International, Citigroup, Citibank, Shell Foundation, Mafaz International Group, various startup enterprises, and others. Prof. Dale D. Murphy was Director of Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Kennedy School's affiliate in Dubai. Before joining the DSG faculty, he was Director of Entrepreneurial Programs and Research Professor at Georgetown University, where he taught and conducted research for 10 years in the Schools of Foreign Service and Business.Dr. Murphy received his Ph.D. in International Relations from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a minor in International Business through the Sloan School of Management at MIT and the Harvard Business School. His research, writing and teaching spans the study of entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity, corporate social responsibility, ethics, globalization, international political economy and international relations. He is the author of The Structure of Regulatory Competition: Corporations and Public Policies in a Global Economy (Oxford University Press 2004, 2007) and many articles.He was an Assistant Vice President of Citicorp, and has been involved in a number of startup ventures, most recently including an online news service. Murphy has been a consultant to the World Bank, USAID, private firms, and several non-profit organizations. He serves on the board of Global Integrity.

Dubai Initiative.

Startup company; online news business.

Worked for the chief of staff to CEO John Reed. Drafted position papers on Latin American debt negotiations, IMF recapitalization, and emerging markets.