Michael E. Murphy
CEOEVPolitics.org
For the last three decades Murphy has been one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and Senatorial campaigns, including successful gubernatorial campaigns for Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christie Whitman (NJ), Tommy Thompson (WI), John Engler (MI), Terry Branstad (IA) along with many other GOP Senators and Members of Congress.
Murphy has worked at a senior level on five GOP Presidential campaigns, starting with President George H.W. Bush’s successful 1988 Presidential race. In 2000, Murphy was the lead media strategist for Sen. John McCain’s “Straight Talk Express” campaign. In 2020, he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump.
In 2024, Murphy founded the EV Politics Project, an advocacy organization focused on helping the automotive industry overcome the growing partisan divide over Electric Vehicles.
Murphy has advised many Fortune 500 corporations, including leading technology, insurance, automotive OEM, and retail companies as well as several prominent Hedge Funds and Trade Associations.
Murphy is also a widely quoted media pundit. He co-hosts the popular podcast “Hacks on Tap” with his longtime friend Democratic consultant David Axelrod; their podcast has generated over 15 million downloads since they started. Murphy has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, NY Daily News and the Bulwark. He’s been a longtime senior analyst for NBC News.
Murphy serves as co-director of the Center for the Political Future at USC and was a longtime senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Recently, he’s lectured at USC, Oxford, Dartmouth Tuck and the Harvard Business School.
Murphy also works as a writer and producer in the entertainment industry with projects at HBO, CBS and 20th Century Fox Studios. In 2021 he wrote and created the CBS network pilot “Ways & Means” starring Patrick Dempsey.
Murphy was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He lives with his wife Tiffany and daughter Audrey in Los Angeles. He is on Twitter/X at @murphymike.
Michael E. Murphy’s Session(s):
9:00 am–10:45 am | Tue, March 25, 2025
Workshop K: EV Politics: New Polling on the Political Fight Over EVs and How America Can Overcome it
Nationally known political consultant and American EV Jobs Alliance CEO Mike Murphy will present new national polling data conducted after the 2024 Presidential election that explains why EVs have become a political football and what can be done to overcome it. Topics include the public perceptions of EV vs ICE brands, the fascinating consumer re-evaluation of Elon Musk, and a summary of which pro-EV messages work — and don’t work — to break down the political divide slowing EV adoption in America. Mike will also talk about how charging has become a major issue among consumers considering an EV for long-distance travel and for consumers living in multi-family buildings. It’s an insightful and entertaining multi-media presentation seen by Automotive OEM CEOs, the SAE, leading politicians in Washington DC, and many EV advocates.