Peter Murphy

Education

Peter Murphy has a bachelor"s degree from Dartmouth College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude, and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.

Career

He was chief strategic officer of and President, Strategy & Development of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Wentworth advises and invests in early and late stage growth businesses in digital media, television, and entertainment. Mr. Murphy also serves on the Board of Directors of various media and digital companies, including Tribune Company (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: TRBAA) serving as chairman of the audit committee, Revel Entertainment, where he serves as the chairman of the board, and Malibu Boats (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: MBUU) where he serves as chairman of the compensation committee.

Previously, Mr.

Murphy served on the Board of Directors for Fisher Communications (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: FSCI) and Dial Global (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: Directorate General). From 2009-2011 Mr. Murphy served as President, Strategy & Development of Caesars Entertainment, an Apollo-TPG portfolio company and the world’s largest gaming company. He was responsible for corporate strategy and growth, mergers & acquisitions, corporate development, and real estate development around the world.

The "Strategic Planning" department he headed was reviled by other employees and was blamed by some for supposed missteps took towards the end of the Eisner era.

During his tenure the company grew from ~$5 billion in revenue to over $35 billion, driven by the acquisition of Capital Cities/American Broadcasting Company which Mr. Murphy spearheaded. Other high profile acquisitions he led include Miramax Film Corporation, Fox Family Worldwide and The Muppets.

He was recognized by The Hollywood Reporter in their “Next Generation: Hollywood’s Top 35 Executives under 35” list and lectures regularly at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Achievements

• Peter E. Murphy is the founder of Wentworth Capital Management, a private investment and venture capital firm focused on media, technology, and branded consumer businesses.

Membership

Mr. Murphy spent 18 years at The Walt Company (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: DIS) in senior executive roles, serving as ’s senior executive vice president, chief strategic officer, senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, a member of the company"s executive management committee, and Chief Financial Officer of American Broadcasting Company, Incorporated. He was responsible for strategy, new business development, mergers and acquisitions, technology, brand management, and long term planning for the growth of "s global businesses.