Chris graduated from the University of Notre Dame, holds an MBA from Harvard and a juris doctorate from the University of Virginia. He led the bank for 52 years, during which time it grew from $220 million in assets with nine banking centers to $9.1 billion with 78 locations. Murphy was named a Sagamore of the Wabash in 2004 and 2024, and a member of the 2025 class of IBA’s Leaders in Banking Excellence.