Office & Admin

Elizabeth Murray

COO, Co-Founder | The Marlow Collective, MORE Coalition
Explore and stay curious about what's possible in this industry and outside this industry. There's so much to learn, and hospitality is an endlessly applicable skill.

Podcasts

Culinary Agents
Jan 27, 2026
Hospitality On The Rise Podcast
EP 46: Elizabeth Murray

Experience

2025 - Present
Co-Founder
2021 - Present
Street Vendor Project Advisory Board
2021 - Present
Chief Operating Officer
2020 - Present
Culinary Council
Emma's TorchBrooklyn, NY
2018 - 2025
Co-Founder
2018 - Present
Member Board of Directors
2018 - Present
Hospitality Council
2017 - 2021
Director of HR & Communications
2015 - 2017
People Operations Manager

Education

2023
Executive Certificate - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
2009
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of HoustonHouston, TX
2007
Center for Ecological Resilience Studies
The School for Field Studies
Beverly, MA

Advice from Elizabeth Murray

Quotes about career path, skills, and teamwork from an industry leader.
It’s very easy to get stuck in the day to day.
Give yourself the space to envision what you’re driving toward.
My team is an indispensable part of my job.
We've built a group that’s incredibly diverse, yet remarkably cohesive and supportive. In tough moments, one of us always steps up to motivate the rest; someone is always there to catch us and help us move forward.
Working at Dover had a huge impact on my career.
It felt like Alice falling through a trap door into another world — and in that world, I found my people. Even now, thinking about it makes me emotional. I fell in love with that job so hard — just being right in the thick of it.
I believe in taking big, educated bets on people, and I try to instill that in our teams.
I pay it forward because the bet Kim DiPalo made on me at Gramercy Tavern was the beginning of everything—it gave me access to a much bigger world.
You have to put yourself out there.
I say this to people all the time. No one but you has the responsibility for getting yourself from A to B.

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