Airline Economics Seminar
Patrick V. Murphy, Jr.
Partner
Gerchick-Murphy Associates, LLC
Patrick V. Murphy, Jr. is a partner in the consulting firm of Gerchick-Murphy
Associates of Washington, D.C. He provides consulting services on domestic
and international aviation and transportation matters. Clients include
passenger and cargo airlines as well as airports and municipalities.
Prior to joining Gerchick-Murphy Associates in September of 1999, Mr.
Murphy served for 12 years as the career Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs. He also served
as Acting Assistant Secretary for two years. At DOT, Mr. Murphy was
responsible for a wide range of transportation issues with primary emphasis
on commercial aviation. Mr. Murphy supervised the airline regulatory
decisions of the Department and served as the decision maker in selecting
U.S. carriers to serve new international routes. He also directed U.S.
negotiations of international aviation agreements. Mr. Murphy also supervised
matters involving domestic air service. He testified before Congress
on numerous occasions on domestic aviation issues ranging from airline
competition to service to small communities.
Murphy joined the Department of Transportation in January of 1985,
after serving at the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) since 1971. At the
CAB, Mr. Murphy held several key positions including that of Associate
Director, Bureau of Domestic Aviation, and Chief, Essential Air Services
Division.
While in government service Mr. Murphy received numerous awards including
the 1998 Meritorious Executive Award and the 1993 Distinguished Executive
Award from President Clinton. In 1990, he was awarded the Meritorious
Executive Award by President Bush and he has received the Secretary
of Transportation’s Silver Medal Award. The Department of State
and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division have also made special
awards to Mr. Murphy.
Mr. Murphy was twice named by Business Travel News as one of the 25
most influential executives in the travel industry. He is currently
the Chairman of the Military Airlift Committee of the National Transportation
Defense Association. In 2001, he was appointed by Secretary of Transportation
Norm Mineta to serve on a commission studying the travel agency industry.
Mr. Murphy graduated cum laude from Syracuse University with a B.S.
in Business Administration, and from American University cum laude with
an M.B.A. in Business Administration.
Mr. Murphy is a Vietnam veteran. He received a medical discharge for
combat injuries in 1969 with the rank of Captain. He was awarded both
the Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart while serving with the
101st Airborne Division as an infantry platoon leader in 1968. Mr. Murphy
was born and raised in New York City. He is married and has three children.
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