Drew Murphy

Drew Murphy is chief executive officer of Trio. He is responsible for guiding the organization and empowering the team to help clients manage their energy choices and risks in order to deliver on their strategic, financial and sustainability goals. He is based in Trio’s Southern California office. 

Before joining Trio, Murphy was senior vice president of Strategy, Corporate Development and Sustainability for Trio’s parent company, Edison International, where he was responsible for managing the strategic planning process for the company and its subsidiaries and overseeing the analysis of emerging trends in the industry and their impact on Edison International’s regulated utility and competitive businesses. 

In this role, he was responsible for advancing strategic initiatives and assessing new opportunities that are key to achieving business growth and long-term shareholder value for the company and leading the development and implementation of the company’s sustainability strategy and reporting program. 

Previously, he was senior managing director of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, where he headed the utilities, energy and power team in North America. His team was responsible for identifying new investment opportunities and the management of existing investments in the regulated utility, power generation and midstream energy industries. 

He also served in a number of senior executive positions at NRG Energy, Inc., including executive vice president, Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions; executive vice president and president, Northeast Region; and executive vice president and general counsel. 

Murphy was also a partner in the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP, where he worked in the New York, London and Washington, D.C offices, leading the global energy, infrastructure and project finance practice. 

Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1987, where he was a member of the George Washington Law Review.