Resources Connection - Don Murray - The Wall Street Transcript

Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 23, 2012

Don Murray is the Executive Chairman & CEO of Resources Connection, Inc. Drawing from his 30 years of business experience and management roots from the Big Four, Mr. Murray founded Resources Connection, Inc., in June 1996 with funding from the Venture Board of Deloitte & Touche LLC, where he served as a Partner. After a management buyout led by Mr. Murray, Resources went public in December 2000. As Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Murray focuses on the company’s strategic vision, employment culture and brand, as well as significant business and geographic development, while leading the company’s more than 77 global offices and over 3,000 employees. He has built a high-caliber management team and consultant base, primarily made up of Big Four professionals with superior credentials and substantial business experience. Under his leadership, the company has cultivated an impressive and diverse client base, including 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, and more than half of the Fortune Global 100. Mr. Murray serves on the Leadership Board of USC’s Marshall School of Business and the Marshall Center for Global Innovation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (inactive). Additionally, in the past he developed an innovative internship program with Human Options, a nonprofit residential and counseling program dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Sponsored by Resources, the program provides training and employment opportunities to women from the shelter. Mr. Murray also serves on the board of Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, a community-based nonprofit organization formed to meet the oral health needs of children and families in Orange County, California. Mr. Murray earned his B.S. degree in business administration and accounting from California State University, Los Angeles, and his master’s in business taxation from the University of Southern California. Profile

TWST: Please start with a brief history and overview of Resources Connection.

Mr. Murray: We started Resources in 1996 as a venture investment for Deloitte & Touche. We started it and branded it

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