Diane Murphy has worked with XPRIZE since its inception and is proud to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

She leads the Aquarius Group, an international, multi-disciplinary public relations-public affairs firm, specializing in supporting business initiatives through targeted advocacy, marketing and communications campaigns, film, and event management. The firm represents leaders and disruptors in AI, autonomous mobility, aerospace, satellite, and space systems, education, media, planetary science, tech and biotech.

Her career began in the US Congress as a press secretary. and she subsequently managed more than 30 political campaigns. She has served as a senior executive for Airbus (EADS) and SpaceX, and Northrop Grumman, and has consulted for startups to Fortune 100 companies, including: B612, British Telecom, C2 Montreal, IMAX, Iridium, Lockheed Martin, Masdar, Motorola, Vaxxinity, Indy Autonomous Challenge, SpinLaunch, and Singularity University.  She also was a senior consultant to the Under Secretary of Energy at DOE, and Secretary General of NATO.

Diane studied at Friends Academy, Northwestern University, and Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She is a trustee of the XPRIZE Foundation and serves on the board of Youth Service America. She resides at the top of the Hollywood Hills, and her passions include her family and pets, piano, tennis, writing, and mentoring young people.