Amanda L. Murphy

Amanda L. Murphy is a Managing Director and Miami Market Manager at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Amanda oversees the firm’s day-to-day operations in Miami, leading a local team of over 80 bankers, investment specialists, lending advisors and trusts and estates experts.

Amanda is committed to helping her clients understand their goals and identify the possibilities that their wealth can create. Clients look to benefit from her strong attention to detail and sound, straightforward advice on portfolio management, asset allocation and tactical trading. A trusted banker and partner, Amanda taps into the sophisticated infrastructure and intellectual capital of J.P. Morgan to develop tailored approaches for her clients’ needs, and then helps them stay on track as their goals evolve.

Amanda has nearly 15 years of experience in finance. She joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Florida as a summer banking analyst in 2008, a tumultuous time for the markets. This drove her desire to help clients manage risk across their personal balance sheets. She was promoted to Investment Specialist in 2012, where she advised wealthy clients while managing a team of analysts supporting the wealth management business across South Florida.

In 2017, Amanda moved to Naples, Florida to expand the local Private Banking business.  There, she led the effort to grow the team while broadening the J.P. Morgan Private Bank brand through community engagement and client outreach. In 2019, she was promoted to Executive Director and asked to move to Miami to lead a team of bankers providing holistic financial advice to hundreds of families in the South Florida area.

Amanda received her B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York City. During her undergraduate years, she studied international political economy, political science, and economic development at The London School of Economics and political science at Queen Mary University of London. She currently holds FINRA Series 7, 9, 10 and 63 securities licenses.

A lifelong ballet dancer, Amanda is passionate about the arts and arts education as a pathway to developing lifelong skills for success.  She serves as a Trustee of the HARID Conservatory of Music, a professional ballet training program which attracts young high school-age talent from around the globe. She also enjoys boating in Miami and the Florida Keys, and traveling to learn about Old World wines.