Thomas Aquinas Murphy (December 10, 1915 – January 18, 2006) was former CEO of General Motors during the 1970s.

[2] Murphy began with GM as a clerk in the controller's office after graduating in 1938 from the University of Illinois with a B.S.

[1] During World War II, Murphy served in the Navy for three years before returning to work for GM.

The impact of the oil embargo in the late 1970s hit GM hard, as well as new policy on safety and regulation.

GM remained profitable in the 1980s until Japanese imports began to up the production and lowered costs.