During the Clinton Administration, Mr. Griffin was appointed Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In this capacity, Mr. Griffin worked directly with the President, Cabinet Members and other Senior Officials in the Administration, as well as with Leadership in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, advising them on legislative initiatives, policy issues, treaty negotiations and confirmation hearings.

Mr. Griffin has served as Senior Policy Advisor to two Senate Democratic Leaders, Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) and Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), respectively. Mr. Griffin was responsible for advising the Democratic Leadership and Caucus on policy and floor strategy. He also served as Secretary for the Democrats in the Senate, where he was the only Democratic elected officer of the Senate.

In private practice, Mr. Griffin founded and was President of this firm. Mr. Griffin has spent more than 20 years achieving legislative results for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit associations, state and local municipalities as well as educational institutions. Before starting his own firm, he was Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Government Relations Division of Burson-Marsteller.

Mr. Griffin is the Academic Director for the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute in the School of Government at American University. Before coming to Washington, Mr. Griffin was an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.