Murray is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in Silicon Valley. He is a Partner at IA Seed Ventures, where he invests in early-stage Silicon Valley companies, a Partner at Tilden Capital, and the founder of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community he started in 2019 that runs private invitation-only dinners for C-suite leaders and open events for the AI and tech community, including a dedicated CFO Executive Forum. The Huffington Post named him one of its Top 10 People to Know. His earlier work includes a key strategic role at Turing.com, where he helped with a fundraising round ahead of the company’s $4 billion valuation. He also advised the Draper Nexus Network of Things Fund, and was previously a partner at OnePiece Labs, the web3 division of Uphonest Capital. As a contributing writer, Murray has shared his expertise in publications such as Forbes, The Guardian, Inc Magazine, Time, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Mashable. He graduated from London Metropolitan University with a BA in Laws. He gained his Green Card after the US government recognized him as an “alien of extraordinary ability.” Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. He has also published “How to Get PR for your Startup: Traction” and “Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals”.
The CEO signs more AI than anyone. But the proof is produced somewhere else. That is the central issue behind The CEO AI Leverage Report from Open Future Forum. The report looks at how CEOs are deciding, funding, signing, and getting leverage from AI in 2026. It focuses on one of the most important questions …
A company can have AI tools everywhere and still have transformed nothing. That is the central idea behind The AI Transformation Report from Open Future Forum. The report looks at how executives are moving AI from pilots into core operations, budgets, workflows, governance, and measurable business transformation. It asks a more serious question than whether …
AI agents have access. Governance did not get the budget. That is the central issue behind The CISO AI Leverage Report from Open Future Forum. The report looks at how CISOs and security leaders are buying, funding, governing, and getting leverage from AI in 2026. It focuses on one of the most important questions now …
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