Makeda Murray, MBA
Makeda Murray is a testifying and consulting expert who specializes in complex data management, damages estimation, liability valuation, and forecasting.
Makeda Murray has delivered expert opinions in sexual abuse, talc, asbestos, and ethylene oxide cases. She has testified on the reliability of standardized abuse claims data produced by Bates White, as well as the estimation of historical market share attributable to a client’s products.
She combines her industry expertise with advanced analytical tools to delve into data with precision and clarity. Her expertise spans restructuring, forecasting, liability valuation, and damages estimation work, as well as claims data processing, management, and analysis. Her work has spanned a range of industries from asbestos and insurance to automotive and manufacturing.
Makeda delivers analyses, estimates, reports, and testimony that provide clients with a full understanding of the strategic implications of potential tort liabilities. With deep experience managing and analyzing large, complex datasets, she has developed sophisticated claims databases and models for use in expert testimony and by counsel in both litigation and settlements.
Prior to joining Bates White, Makeda was a senior actuarial analyst for a leading global professional services firm, where she evaluated pension benefit redesign options, produced yearly funding and expense valuations, and analyzed claims data for corporate clients.
Education
MBA, Strategic Management, The Wharton School–University of Pennsylvania
BS, Mathematics, Howard University (summa cum laude)
BA, Economics, Howard University (summa cum laude)
Practice areas
Video SpotlightIn this short video, Makeda discusses her work on the high-profile Boy Scouts of America Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, how she prepared for the deposition, and what makes a good testifying expert.

