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John Griffin

Managing Director, Executive Search & Recruiting Practice Leader
Richmond, VA

John leads the Executive Search & Recruiting practice and has held recruiting leadership roles in both small agencies and large corporate environments, developing and executing on sourcing strategies across multiple functional areas.  John brings a robust perspective through a variety of operational leadership roles in addition to over 12 years in talent acquisition.  He has a passion for building strong relationships and developing top talent.

John started his recruiting career with a top national IT Staffing firm and transitioned to leading the recruiting and account management teams for a boutique agency.  He then joined a large financial institution where he was able to gain further experience in operations, vendor management, and HR.  He also served as COO for a high-growth HCM provider helping scale the business by overseeing all primary client-facing teams, developing key performance metrics, and building an award-winning culture.

FUNCTION & SPECIALIZATION

  • Talent acquisition
  • Strategic leadership
  • Client & candidate experience
  • Relationship management
  • Operational excellence
  • Vendor management
  • Compliance & risk management

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS & PAST EXPERIENCES

  • Dominion Payroll
  • Capital One
  • Synigent Technologies
  • ACS
  • Apex Systems

EDUCATION, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

  • B.S., in Psychology, James Madison University
  • Mini-MBA Certification, University of Richmond Robins School of Business

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

  • Canterbury Community Nursery School (past Board Member/Treasurer)
  • RVA Dukes Alumni Scholarship Committee (past Mentor)
  • Robins School of Business Mentorship Program (past Mentor)