David Griffith

Dave Griffith is an independent senior advisor at the Delaware Valley Family Business Center. He most recently served as the Executive Director and Head Coach of Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of PA. He currently serves as Executive Director Emeritus; Chairman of Modern Group Ltd of Bristol, PA; Chairman of Hoober Inc. of Intercourse, PA; Chairman of Garman Builders of Lititz, PA; Lead Director of Verus LLC of Princeton, N.J.; Chairman of Laminators Inc of Hatfield, Pa. and lead director of Crazy Aarons Putty World of Norristown, PA. He is also a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. He is an advisor to the Journal of Social Innovation, Fairmount Ventures, DVFBC, Learning without Scars, and several clients with DVFBC.

Dave is also a director of Episcopal Community Services, Ride to Work, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Emeritus Trustee of ANS, Chair of the Franklin Society with the Bucks County Herald Foundation, advisory board member of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, and a fellow of the Westminster School. He is a member of MHEDA, (Material Handling Equipment Dealers Association), and past or current members of ARA (American Rental Assoc.), AED (Associated Equipment Dealers), NAW (National Association of Wholesalers) YPO (Young Presidents Organization), WPO (World Presidents Organization), and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities. He is Chair of the McEwen Family Scholarship Trust and the Griffith Family Foundation.

Before ECS, he served as President and CEO of The Modern Group LTD. Prior to Modern, he was an executive at IBM, ROLM, and MCI. He has been the Board Chairman of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University and a trustee of Drexel University. He is a former trustee and officer at The Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut, and a former director of the JJ Haines Company, Mountain Laurel Spirits LLC, Delaware Valley Floral Group, Keim Lumber, PA Biotechnology Center, NAWIDE, Leadership Inc. Philadelphia, Victory Farm, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, World Café Live, and the Economy League. He also served as an advisor to IBM, Caliper, and Diemlife. Additionally, he was a senior warden at Trinity Episcopal Church and a president of MHEDA.

Along with his wife, Jacqueline Griffith, they are supporters and advocates for the work of Fisherman’s Mark, Foundation Academies, Children’s First, Bryn Mawr School of Social Work, The Bucks County Herald, Bowman’s Wildflower Preserve, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Barnard, Kenyon, and Episcopal Community Services. He, with his brothers, established and maintains the Griffith Family Scholarship at Westminster.

He is a nationally recognized speaker and author on the issues of Leadership, Governance, Poverty in America, Community Engagement, and Family Business. Dave is a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Non-Profit Leadership program and has spoken at Harvard, Temple, Kenyon, Drexel, Rutgers, and many trade associations and corporations. He is the author of the Muddy Boots Blog, www.themuddybootsblog.com, and a guest columnist at the Philadelphia Business Journal. He is a graduate of Kenyon College ’76 and The Westminster School ’72. At Kenyon, he received his B.A. with honors in Economics and History. While at Kenyon, he played DIII Soccer and Lacrosse, volunteered with the local Fire Department, served as an EMT and on the fire line, and worked as a resident advisor. He is also a member of the Lambda chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Lookaway Golf Club, the Balsam Lake Club, the Yale Club, and Trinity Episcopal Church. He is a life member of Trout Unlimited.

He and his wife of forty-six years, Jacqui, have two married adult children, one grandson, one granddaughter, and one active Westie. Dave is an avid fly fisher, fly tier, and outdoorsman. All things being equal, he would rather be on the waters of the Beaverkill.