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Brian M. Murphy, CFA

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Chief Development Officer at Velara Resort & Residences
📍 Topanga, California, United States

Brian is a finance and development executive now leading as CEO & Co-founder of Living Prana and CDO for Velara Resort & Residences. With a BBA from the University of Miami and a CFA charter, his expertise spans M&A, strategic growth, and corporate finance. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, professional, and dependable.

He is a passionate well-being enthusiast dedicated to helping people optimize longevity and happiness. This mission is fueled by his own transformative health journey of losing 65 pounds, which inspired him to create businesses focused on functional foods and biology-optimized living.

Unique fact: Brians career pivot into the wellness industry was directly inspired by his personal journey of losing 65 pounds through diet and wellness transformation.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Chief Development Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Topanga, California, United States
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Wellness Entrepreneurship
Co-founded Living Prana, a functional foods company, and is the Chief Development Officer for Velara Resort, which focuses on well-being and biology-optimization.
Functional Foods
Believes food is information that sends signals to the body. His company, Living Prana, creates nutrient-dense, functional foods to empower consumers.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Development Officer
Velara Resort & Residences
4-2021
CEO and Co-founder
Living Prana
4-2020
Founder
Murphy Well-being Experience
8-2016 - 4-2020
Vice President Development
Surgical Care Affiliates
7-2013 - 6-2016
Vice President Corporate Development
Resolute Anesthesia & Pain Solutions, LLC
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Education
BBA
University of Miami Herbert Business School
BBA
University of Miami
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