A longtime advocate for economic development initiatives and community alignment, Gavin Murphy is the principal consultant for LUCA, Ltd., and served six years as the CEO of Trust Tairāwhiti, a regional community trust in New Zealand. Murphy collaborated with IDG during the planning, consultation and development phases of two New Zealand geothermal projects (Te Ahi O Maui and Taheke 8C) as part of a number of geothermal developments he was involved in. He has served as a paid consultant to Waika.