Byrne Murphy

Byrne is an entrepreneur with more than thirty years of experience in international development and investment. Three times he brought US concepts to Europe and grew start-up companies into $1+ billion global enterprises.

After developing high-end mixed-use projects in Washington, DC in the 1980s and ‘90s, Byrne co-founded BAA-McArthurGlen, the company that imported the designer outlet concept to the UK and Europe. After opening the company’s Paris office in 1992, he led its expansion across Europe, resulting in more than $1 billion in annual sales by the outlet centers.

He then developed private residence clubs, starting with restoring Palazzo Tornabuoni, a 15th century Medici palazzo in Florence, Italy. The Palazzo underwent a $250 million re-development and is managed by The Four Seasons. In 2010, the project won Urban Land Institute’s prestigious Award of Excellence for EMEA.

In 2001 Byrne launched DigiPlex, the leader in sustainable data centers in the Nordics. He owned and operated it with Bill Conway, the Co-founder of The Carlyle Group, until 2021, when they sold it to IPI. Byrne also owns and runs Kitebrook Partners, a real estate development and investment company.

A Cum Laude graduate of Harvard College, Byrne received his MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

After living in Europe for thirteen years, Byrne now resides in the Washington, DC area with his wife Pamela and four daughters.