Chastity C. Murphy is a policy strategist and technologist whose work spans AI governance, digital public money, financial privacy, and equitable financial infrastructure. She is a Leadership in Government Fellow, where she focuses on data surveillance, civil liberties, and inclusive digital payment rails. She also serves as a visiting research fellow at the University of Manchester’s Law & Technology Initiative, leading research on privacy-preserving digital payments and public financial infrastructure design.
Murphy formerly served as senior advisor to the assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury, advancing policy across artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and digital assets, consumer protection, and financial inclusion. She played a central role in standing up Treasury’s Office of Racial Equity, led the department’s early work on digital benefit transfers, and contributed to shaping the American Rescue Plan, including the design of state and local fiscal recovery programs.
Before joining Treasury, Murphy served as senior economic policy advisor to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, where she led legislative efforts on e-cash, stablecoins, digital assets, and financial reform, while driving agendas centered on racial equity and economic inclusion. Her earlier experience includes work with former Rep. and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and policy analysis at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Her contributions to digital cash, AI-adjacent financial policy, and economic inclusion have been featured twice in Forbes (2020 and 2024). She has also been quoted in Politico and CoinDesk for her expertise on financial privacy, digital payments, and inclusive financial regulation.
Murphy holds a BA in political science and economics from South Carolina State University. Across her portfolio, she champions a future where AI, finance, and public systems are designed with accountability, equity, and human dignity at the center.