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Chris Murphy

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Garden Leave at Self-employed
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Chris is an investor with 17 years of experience as a Senior Managing Director at Coliseum Capital Management, where he helped scale the fund to over $2.5 billion. A CFA charterholder and University of Oregon alumnus, he now focuses on proprietary research and deep-dives into private companies.

He is a lifelong practitioner of investing, having started at the age of 12. His current work through his "LongRace" publication aims to make institutional-grade investing accessible, reflecting a deep-seated passion for the field that extends beyond his professional career.

Unique fact: He was a pre-IPO investor in category-defining companies like Slack, Palantir, DoorDash, Cerebras, Databricks, and Stripe.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Garden Leave
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Deep-Dive Investing
Emphasizes a disciplined process of proprietary research and intelligent valuation, which he shares through his "LongRace" Substack.
AI Hardware Companies
Publishes extensive analysis on AI infrastructure companies, with a particular focus on Cerebras Systems as a key player in the industry.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Garden Leave
Self-employed
6-2017
Pre-IPO Investor
Self-employed
3-2008 - 9-2025
Senior Managing Director
Coliseum Capital Management, LLC
1-2004 - 3-2008
Senior Associate
PwC
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Education
2002 - 2003
Masters
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
2000 - 2002
Undergrad
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
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