Elissa Murphy

Elissa E. Murphy
Occupation(s)	Software engineer, technology executive
Years active	1990s–present
Known for	Vice President of Engineering at Google; CTO and Executive Vice President of Platforms at GoDaddy; Vice President of Engineering at Yahoo!

Elissa E. Murphy is a distinguished American software engineer who has held prominent leadership roles, including Vice President of Engineering at Google. Her career also includes serving as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Platforms at GoDaddy, as well as Vice President of Engineering at Yahoo!.

Career

Murphy's professional journey started in product development with Fifth-Generation Systems and Symantec. In 1996, she advanced to a director position at Quarterdeck, before joining Microsoft in 1997. Over thirteen years at Microsoft, she managed engineering teams and contributed to projects such as Windows Live.

In November 2010, she transitioned to Yahoo! to lead engineering efforts for Hadoop and cloud-based services as Vice President of Engineering. During her tenure, Murphy also acted as Executive Sponsor for the Women in Technology Network.

By April 2013, Murphy took on the role of Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Platforms at GoDaddy, working under CEO Blake Irving until May 2016. She established the Women in Technology Network there to promote inclusivity and diversity within the company.

Joining Google in July 2016, Murphy assumed the position of Vice President of Engineering.

Her expertise has been recognized through board memberships at tech companies such as Inphi Corporation from 2015 until its acquisition by Marvell Semiconductor, and she was named to the board of GlobalFoundries in September 2021.

In 2018, Business Insider highlighted her as one of the "most powerful female engineers" in the United States.

Murphy is also an inventor with patents covering areas like distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and cybersecurity.