Patrick E. Murphy

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CEO

Former Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy serves as CEO and Founder of Togal.AI, overseeing the company’s day to day operations. Additionally, he currently serves an Chief Innovation Officer of Coastal Construction, the largest General Contractor in Florida. Patrick was appointed to serve on the President’s Export Council in 2023 under President Joe Biden, where he advises the president on strategies to promote American exports and support job creation through trade. Patrick is proud to be the only appointee from the construction industry.

Having been raised in the business, Patrick first started in the construction industry as a laborer, then project engineer, estimating assistant and accounting manager. After graduating from the University of Miami, Patrick worked at Deloitte where he earned his CPA license that he maintains today.

Patrick served in U.S. Congress, representing Palm Beach and Treasure Coast in the House of Representatives for four years (2013-2017) and was the nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016. After leaving office in 2017, he was named chair of the Future Forum Foundation, a nonprofit organization that researches key issues impacting millennials, such as automation, artificial intelligence and the sharing economy. Patrick proudly serves as a board member of the Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, a homeless shelter for children.

Under Patrick’s leadership, Togal.AI won first place at the 2022 eMerge Americas Global Startup Showcase and the Big 5’s 2022 Startup City Global Pitch Competition. Togal.AI was named 2023 Associated General Contractors National Innovation of the Year.

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Sept. 8, 2026

Construction Doesn't Have a Building Problem. It Has an Information Problem.

Construction doesn’t have a building problem—it has an information problem. In this episode, Ryan Ware talks with Patrick Murphy, founder of Togal.AI and Chief Innovation Officer at Coastal Construction, about the enormous data and process complexity facing modern construction. They explore how AI-powered tools and better information management could revolutionize estimating, preconstruction, permitting, and project delivery to reduce costs, speed up timelines, and help solve the housing affordability crisis. Along the way, they highlight the critical role of humans in adopting technology and how reducing repetitive tasks creates more time for value-added work in the industry.