--- title: Meet Michael Murphy | Co-Founder & CEO, Cleveland Pro Soccer description: Michael Murphy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cleveland Pro Soccer and Cleveland Soccer Group, LLC. --- [![Crests for Forest City and Cleveland Astra](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-1.png?width=208&height=140&name=Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-1.png "Crests for Forest City and Cleveland Astra")](https://clevelandprosoccer.com/?hsLang=en) [![Cleveland Soccer Crests](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-1.png?width=208&height=140&name=Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-1.png "Cleveland Soccer Crests")](https://clevelandprosoccer.com/?hsLang=en) - PRO TEAMS › - [Cleveland Astra](https://clevelandastra.com/) - [Forest City Cleveland](https://www.forestcitycle.com/) - ABOUT › - [Our Story](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/about-csg?hsLang=en) - [The Kickout](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/kickout?hsLang=en) - [Cleveland Soccer Stadium](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/stadium?hsLang=en) - [Careers](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/careers?hsLang=en) - [SEASON TICKETS](https://www.shop.clevelandprosoccer.com/) - TEAM SHOPS › - [Cleveland Astra Shop](https://arrivoathleticwear.com/astra) - [Forest City Shop](https://arrivoathleticwear.com/collections/forest-city-fc-official-team-shop) - [English](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/meet-michael-murphy-co-founder-ceo) - [Español](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/es/meet-michael-murphy-co-founder-ceo) English [Español](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/es/meet-michael-murphy-co-founder-ceo?hsLang=es) # Meet Michael Murphy ### Co-Founder & CEO ![ black](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hubfs/CSG_Website%20Page%20Images%20(4).png) ![Michael Murphy](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hubfs/Michael%20Murphy.png) ![Michael Murphy](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hubfs/Michael%20Murphy.png) ### Michael Murphy is Co-Founder & CEO of Cleveland Soccer Group, LLC. He is the control owner of Cleveland’s MLS Next Pro team. Previously he served as President of Gravitas Ventures, where he was instrumental in growing the company’s distribution footprint. There he managed the distribution of Gravitas’ library of more than 3,000 titles of movies and TV to customers on a worldwide basis. Prior to joining Gravitas Ventures in 2007, Michael was Captain in the US Army where he served on active duty as a Judge Advocate. In 2005, he deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Michael is a member of the Cleveland Chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), a member of the U.S. Soccer Development Council, on the board of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeast Ohio and on the advisory council for the Northeast Ohio Women’s Sports Alliance. He coaches basketball & soccer at St. Dominic's School. Michael holds an AB from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., where he studied Classics and Political Science, and JD from the University of Akron School of Law, where he graduated cum laude. Michael can be reached at [michael@clevelandsoccergroup.com](mailto:michael@clevelandsoccergroup.com) and found on X [@CLE\_MMMurphy](https://twitter.com/CLE_MMMurphy). [Return to About](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/about?hsLang=en) | [Meet Nolan Gallagher](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/meet-nolan-gallagher-co-founder-president?hsLang=en) [![Cleveland Soccer Crests](https://www.clevelandprosoccer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-2.png?width=178&height=120&name=Cleveland%20Soccer%20Crests-2.png "Cleveland Soccer Crests")](https://clevelandprosoccer.com/?hsLang=en) Cleveland Soccer Group is the ownership group for two pro soccer teams: [Forest City Cleveland](http://forestcitycle.com/) (men's) and [Cleveland Astra](http://clevelandastra.com/) (women's). 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