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Murray Hidary is the co-founder of iAmplify. Prior to iAmplify, Murray served as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vista Research, an independent financial research provider serving the country's largest hedge funds and mutual funds. Vista Research was acquired by McGraw-Hill/Standard & Poor's in April 2005. Murray also served as Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Dice, Inc. (formerly EarthWeb), where his responsibilities included managing the company's global Mergers & Acquisition efforts as well as its Strategic Investments Program. Under his management, the company completed multiple capital raisings totaling over $150 million including a successful initial public offering in 1998. Murray also completed over twenty acquisitions and strategic investments in IT related companies and divested the company's content business. Murray's background includes a diverse mix of the arts and business. A graduate of New York University in Music and Composition, Murray Hidary is an accomplished composer and photographer. Murray is involved with several philanthropic causes. He is the Board President of the new music string quartet "Ethel" and resides on the board of Four Way Books, a publisher of poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. He is a member of the New York University Dean's Advisory Council as well as the New York University Council on the Future of Arts and Science. Murray is also the proud owner of a hybrid gas-electric car | 