Patrick W Griffin

Patrick is the Founding Partner and CEO of Merrimack Potomac + Charles (MP+C), one of New England's leading integrated public affairs and strategic communications firms, with offices in Boston, MA and Concord, NH. During his over 35 years working in strategic communications Mr. Griffin's clients have been some of the largest consumer brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Anheuser Busch, The Tri-State Lottery, NASCAR, Dunkin Donuts, and McDonald's. Prior to launching MP+C, Mr. Griffin was the Founding Partner and CEO of Griffin York & Krause, now GYK/Antler, a full-service advertising, brand building, and digital marketing firm where he holds the title of Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Griffin has also served as the Managing Partner of Purple Strategies' New England office. Patrick has also worked as a Republican media consultant to four U.S. presidential campaigns including President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and Governor Mitt Romney. During the 2016 election cycle he served as a Senior Advisor to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu's successful gubernatorial campaign and as a consultant to Governor Jeb Bush's Right to Rise USA PAC. Patrick is a 1981 Stonehill graduate and was elected to the Board of Trustees in the spring of 2001 and currently serves as Vice-Chair. He serves on The New England Council's Board of Directors, the Board of Advisors for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, and is a former trustee of The Derryfield School in Manchester, NH.