Sarah Murphy, PhD

Sarah Murphy is an Executive Talent Assessor and Executive Coach with Crenshaw Associates, with over 25 years of experience working with successful leaders in Fortune 500 companies, small to mid-sized growth organizations, and large, complex non-profits. She is highly sought after for her experience with driving leadership growth and performance.

Sarah is an expert in leadership development at the Director, VP, and C-suite levels that leads to sustainable change. She is knowledgeable about what it takes for leaders to be successful through her experience working with hundreds of executives and is informed by adult learning theory, behavioral science, and mindset shifts.

She is a master in talent assessment methodology for selection, readiness, and development at manager, executive, and C-suite levels of the talent pipeline. Her expertise is in predicting performance and providing insights that describe behavior in organizational settings and business cultures. Sarah has an engaging, authentic style that creates trust through a bold and empathic approach. She is a trusted advisor, coach, and facilitator to business leaders, and a high achiever with drive, energy, and enthusiasm. Her approach leverages deep business acumen and interpersonal insights with organizational context serving as the foundation.

Sarah has a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and is certified in Hogan Instruments (HPI, HDS, MVPI), CPI, MBTI, and DISC assessments.