Matthew Murray Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, Virginia

Lead advisory practice of the management consultancy Sovereign Ventures to help build companies and institutions in transition markets that act ethically and accountably and develop economies driven by private sector and based on the rule of law. Sovereign’s business model is to build trusted and transparent collaboration between governments, technology.

New York, New York

Teach a graduate seminar in the Fall on "Systemic Corruption in Post-Nations: Causes and Solutions." In Russia and certain other countries of the Post-Soviet Union, corruption is systemic. Corruption, defined as the abuse of public trust and power for private gain, is institutionalized in government at the national, regional and local level. Formal.

Selected in an international competition by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan; and appointed by President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani as an International Commissioner to the MEC, an independent agency created in 2010 to monitor and evaluate the anti-corruption policies and programs of the Afghan government and the international.

• Assigned by the Obama Administration on detail to help USAID Center of Excellence develop strategies and design and implement development assistance programs to address risks posed by systemic corruption in critical.
• USAID delegate to US Secretary of State Kerry’s delegation to the May 2016 International Anti-Corruption Summit in the United Kingdom. Worked with U.S. delegation to negotiate initiatives agreed by 40 participating.
• USAID coordinator for National Security Council strategy to develop tool-kit for US agencies, including USAID, State, Justice, Treasury, SEC, OPIC, Commerce, USTR, DHS, and Customs, to maximize leverage to counter.
• Helped conceive and launch a new State/USAID-funded initiative, the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium, to help civil society advocacy groups, local bar associations and investigative journalists generate legally.

United States

Appointed by the Obama Administration to lead development and implementation of new strategies for the Department’s execution of Administration trade policy and commercial diplomacy priorities in Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) while managing a bureau that includes over 440 employees fulfilling the Department's mission in 112 countries..

Arlington, Virginia

• Lead non-governmental organization that I co-founded to help increase transparency, accountability and sustainable economic growth in the United States and other global markets. The organization develops and implements.
• Founded “Energy Compliance Alliance”, a public-private initiative to increase the scale and quality of voluntary compliance with law prohibiting official corruption in oil & gas, power generation, transport and other.
• Helped World Bank, European Union and Russian agency responsible for regulating capital markets, Federal Financial Market Service: (i) draft 2009 Russian law “On Prohibition of Insider Trading and Market Manipulation”.
• Helped US Department of Commerce write Business Ethics: A Manual on Managing Responsible Business Enterprises in Emerging Market Economies (2004), now being used by World Bank as an e-learning teaching tool.
• Helped European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation write and implement Russian national Corporate Governance Code (2002). Show less

Selected as an independent expert at the recommendation of Transparency International to assess and reduce corruption risk at the Russian-British joint oil and gas venture, TNK-BP Management Ltd. Audited company compliance with procedures, and identified, investigated risk of corruption in licensing procurement and contractual relations with regulatory.

• Founded and led US risk management firm specializing in rule of law, dispute resolution and small business incubation in Russia, Eurasia and Europe. Developed new business and managed client services, including.
• Legal Counsel to principal US Department of Justice witness in prosecution of US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving privatization of Azeri oil and gas (2000-2007, 2009).
• Advised Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Albania in successful campaign to win parliamentary elections by helping develop omnibus anti-corruption program, including institutions and laws to facilitate.
• Legal Counsel to US investor conducting forensic investigation of bank fraud/official corruption in judicial system in Latvia (2005-2007).Milestones in Small Business Incubation: Helped 8 local and foreign businesses.

International Arbitration and Litigation: Researched and wrote motions, trial briefs and memoranda for use in arbitration and litigation of issues arising from international commercial, corporate and financial transactions.International Corporate Law: Secured 5 new clients for firm’s new Russian Practice. As member of Russian Practice Group, specialized in.

Taught a section of Professor Louis Henkin's International Law course for graduate students.

• Formed policy, drafted legislation and performed analysis regarding US defense budget, foreign aid and relations with Soviet Union, NATO, Northern Ireland and Middle East. Wrote speeches and prepared Senator for.
• Helped Senator secure approval of US Senate resolution requiring compliance with treaty restrictions on nuclear weapons testing. Helped draft and secure approval of Kennedy-Hatfield Nuclear Weapons Freeze Resolution..
• Helped Senator form “Friends of Ireland” and lead other congressional initiatives to resolve conflict in Northern Ireland. Show less

Analyzed legislation on foreign and defense policy for Members of Congress.

Awarded Internship at the Endowment and assigned as researcher for Dr. Gelb and panel of experts formed by Carnegie to make bi-partisan recommendations on US security for Reagan Administration. Developed policy recommendations on defense spending, Persian Gulf strategy, conventional military balance in Europe and nuclear arms control. Served as Staff.

Mia, International Security

Activities and Societies: International Fellows Program Sagalyn Award

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law Member, Society of International Law