Murray Expands Her Role to Lead Professional Services for Public Sector Markets at growth[period].
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia – April 23, 2025 – growth[period], a provider of business development and transaction advisory services worldwide, today announced that Deirdre Murray has increased her role within the firm to become Principal, Professional Services. Based out of growth[period]’s Virginia office, Murray will now take the lead for Professional Services, advising clients on strategic growth and business development across the public sector.
“Deirdre has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise in telecom, government contracting, and business development,” said Courtney B. Spaeth, CEO of growth[period]. “Her expanded role as Principal, Professional Services, will allow her to leverage her extensive experience to drive even greater value for our clients. We are thrilled to see her take on this new challenge and know she will continue to be a vital asset to our team.”
Deirdre Murray brings 35 years of experience in the public and private sectors, having held key positions in management, operations, marketing, and business development at GTE (now Verizon), Sprint (now T-Mobile), and CenturyLink (earlier US WEST and Qwest Communications, now Lumen Technologies). She remains active in the Federal IT community, serving in leadership roles with several professional associations. Murray is a two-time Federal Computer Week “FED 100” and Women in Technology’s “Lifetime Achievement” honoree.
growth[period] supports clients at every stage, whether the client is a high-growth start-up, a late-stage company preparing for a transaction, or a multinational public company. For more information, visit www.growthprd.com.
About growth[period]
For more than 15 years, growth[period]’s management consulting, business development, strategy and transaction advisory services have focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the federal contractors and commercial businesses hoping to enter the federal marketplace. The firm is nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established clients seeking assistance to complete sophisticated corporate and technology transactions; manage entry into the federal government contracting industry; assist with navigating the federal marketplace; represent them in partnering agreements; and/or advise them on diligence matters. With deep roots globally, growth[period] has more than 50 experts and offices in multiple markets across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.growthprd.com
