Patrick W. Griffin ’81

Chairman and CEO
Griffin York & Krause
Manchester, New Hampshire

Griffin is the founding partner, Chairman & CEO of Griffin York & Krause, the largest advertising, strategic communications and integrated marketing firm in Northern New England. 

A 1981 Stonehill graduate, Griffin began his professional career in the product marketing division of Dunkin' Donuts of America. He later joined Anheuser-Busch Inc, where he was involved in sports marketing, brand management, and special events. In 1985, he formed Griffin York & Krause. 

His work in consumer products, services, government, and the political arena has earned him considerable recognition. He has received Graniteer, Hatch, Broderson, Pegasus, and Best of Broadcasting Awards for creative excellence in advertising. Mr. Griffin has been nationally recognized for his work with state lotteries around the country. 

In addition to his consumer products work, Mr. Griffin heads the political and public policy division of GY& K. His clients have included President George W. Bush, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Secretary of Education and current U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, current U.S. Senators Judd Gregg, (R-NH) and John E Sununu, (R-NH). 

Mr. Griffin appears regularly on WMUR-TV's “Close-Up New Hampshire” and is a political analyst for the station. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN's “Inside Politics,” Fox News and NPR. He has also been a guest lecturer at the John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard University.

Mr. Griffin is a former trustee of the Derryfield School in Manchester, NH., a longtime member of the President's Council at Stonehill and is on the Campaign Executive Committee for “Attaining the Summit: The Campaign for Stonehill College.” Elected as a trustee in spring 2002, he resides in Bedford, NH, with his wife Sally and two sons, Justin and Tyler.