Justin Griffin serves as Managing Director of the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative supported by Google. He is responsible for managing the strategy and day to day execution of conducting workshops in all 50 states prior to the 2020 election, targeted at people in campaigns and elections. Griffin also serves as an Advisor to Merrimack Potomac + Charles, a consulting firm. 

 Prior to his role with the Election Cybersecurity Initiative, Justin served as a Senior Vice President at Revolution Agency, a strategic communications and advertising agency. Justin also spent part of his career as at Purple Strategies, a full service, bipartisan strategic consultancy for Fortune 100 companies.

 In addition to his corporate experience, Griffin most recently served as a Director of Finance for Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito’s successful 2018 reelection effort, assisting in raising the most money in the history of Massachusetts gubernatorial campaigns. Following the election, Griffin worked as a Senior Advisor on the Governor’s inaugural committee. Additionally, in 2012 Griffin worked as a Political Director for the Massachusetts Republican Party. 

 Justin is the Founder and Co-Chairman of the Bipartisan Cause for a Cure, an annual fundraising event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.