Murphy Westwood is the Director of Global Tree Conservation at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL (USA) and a Global Tree Conservation Officer for Botanic Gardens Conservation International in London (UK). Murphy is responsible for developing and implementing the strategy and projects of the Global Tree Conservation Program at The Morton Arboretum. The Program advances tree conservation efforts through global collaborations, with specific focus areas in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and the genus Quercus (oaks). Murphy also manages ArbNet (www.arbnet.org), the interactive community of arboreta, and administers the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. Murphy obtained her PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK), her MS from Imperial College London (UK) and her BS from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA). In addition to participating in various professional and botanical societies, Murphy is a member of the IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group and immediate past Chair of the Plant Conservation Community of the American Public Gardens Association. Murphy leads the Arboretum’s efforts to compile IUCN Red List threat assessments for priority tree groups (Quercus species globally and US native tree species). She has been a certified Global IUCN Red List Assessor since 2014 and has led five Red List training workshops.