CEO, PINNER CONSTRUCTION CO.
WHY: Leads 101-year-old civic and education general contractor; took over ownership of longtime family business in 2017.
RECENT: September winner of Business Journal Excellence in Entrepreneurship award. In 2017, the first year of business under Griffin’s ownership, the company had $90M in sales. That figure more than doubled to $200 million in 2019.
QUOTABLE: He had just lost his father—a former professional cowboy—and two best friends to cancer, before taking over company. “I realized life is a short ride, and I wanted to challenge myself to turn the company around.”
2020 HOBBY: “Most of my time this year has been spent preparing for the arrival of my two identical twin daughters. Shay and Skye were born in October and have been my brightest light of the year.”
