Edward Griffin
President & CEO
egriffin@griffinpartners.com
Edward Griffin joined Griffin Partners in 2002, and he currently assists in the areas of acquisition and disposition, investment strategy, raising debt and equity capital. As President, he is also responsible for the company’s strategic planning.
A true world traveler, Edward Griffin brings a wealth of international expertise to his position as President of Griffin Partners. With extensive business dealings in Europe, Africa, Asian and Latin America, Edward uses his experience to help Griffin Partners achieve a firm footing in a rapidly changing global economy.
“I’ve spent my career in capital formation,” he says, “so it’s been fulfilling to watch the company grow.” Indeed, since he joined, the company’s assets have grown substantially, and Edward sees no end to that expansion.
Prior to joining the company, Edward spent six years as CFO and, subsequently, CEO of a holding company with operating entities involved in the manufacture and distribution of auto parts in the United States and Mexico. He also held management positions in commercial and investment banking, including five years in the Financial Advisory Services practice of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. – culminating as Manager of the Houston Corporate Finance Group – and six years as a vice president and commercial lending officer with the former First City National Bank of Houston.
Edward received his degree from Washington and Lee University in Virginia, and is a board member, treasurer and on the executive committee of Urban Harvest, a non-profit organization that that sponsors local farmers markets and uses community and teaching gardens to improve quality of life in the greater Houston area. He also enjoys skiing, traveling, hunting and spending time with his wife and two teenage sons.
Career Milestones
1985-1991 - First City National Bank of Houston
- Vice President
- Commercial Lending Officer
1991-1996 - Coopers & Lybrand
- Financial Advisory Services
- Manager of Houston Corporate Finance Group
1996-2002 - Hot & Cool Holdings
- CFO
- CEO
2002-Present - Griffin Partners
- President
- Strategic Planning
- Acquisitions & Dispositions
- Investment Strategies
- Raising Capital
- Debt & Equity Financing
- Board Member-Urban Harvest
