David Griffith
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About
Dave Griffith is currently the Chairman of Modern Group Ltd of Bristol, PA. In addition, he serves on several for-profit and nonprofit boards, either as board chair or a member. He most recently served as the Executive Director and Head Coach of Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. He is also an independent advisor to the Delaware Valley Family Business Center. www.DVFBC.com. In addition, he is the chair of the Griffith Family Foundation and the McEwen Family Scholarship Fund at Modern.
Before ECS, he served as President and CEO of Modern Group Ltd. Before Modern, he was an executive at IBM, ROLM, and MCI.
He graduated from The Westminster School and Kenyon College.
He is married to Jacqueline Griffith, and they have two adult children, two grandchildren, and one active West Highland Terrier.
He is the author of the Muddy Boots Blog. www.themuddybootsblog.com
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The back nine.....or the back four.
The back nine.....or the back four.
This is the longest time I have gone without posting on Muddy Boots. The last being 12/26/2025.
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AI and strengthening the organization
AI and strengthening the organization
I have the privilege of being Chairman of Garmen Builders. They recently brought on an AI leader.
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Governance Thoughts
Governance Thoughts
I have been thinking about Governance a lot of late. Not just for the companies I work with as a board member for…
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And Now One
And Now One
This post first went up on March 17, 2024 the night my brother Chuck transitioned. Today I got the second call that my…
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I am honored to serve as Chair of the Franklin Society, which supports the Bucks County Herald. On 9/10/2025, come support our local free press.
I am honored to serve as Chair of the Franklin Society, which supports the Bucks County Herald. On 9/10/2025, come support our local free press.
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The Link
The Link
I have been thinking lately about the connection between an organization's Mission, Vision, and Values, and its…
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Gratitude
Gratitude
This June, I experienced the gift and lesson of gratitude firsthand. I had reason to check in with my doctor, and he…
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Silence
Silence
“All that evil needs is for a few good men and women to remain silent, inactive, or look the other way.” In our…
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Muddy Boots
Muddy Boots
The link below is a recent presentation I gave at the Yale Club to members of the DKE Club, my college fraternity. This…
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46 Years
46 Years
Today, forty-six years ago, I walked out of St John's Episcopal Church with Jacqui McEwen. To quote the Beatles, "The…
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Activity
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Stop siloing board governance to the work of a single committee. Learn how our team defines optimal leadership infrastructure & how we can help…
Stop siloing board governance to the work of a single committee. Learn how our team defines optimal leadership infrastructure & how we can help…
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Thank you for NBC 10 News and Erin Coleman for helping us to share our BLOCS story about providing need based scholarships throughout Pennsylvania…
Thank you for NBC 10 News and Erin Coleman for helping us to share our BLOCS story about providing need based scholarships throughout Pennsylvania…
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Wrapping up the month on a strong note with a few heavy hitters out in the field. Always cool to see equipment go from a conversation to being out…
Wrapping up the month on a strong note with a few heavy hitters out in the field. Always cool to see equipment go from a conversation to being out…
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Education
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Kenyon College
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Activities and Societies: DKE, Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse, RA, College Township Fire Department Firemen and EMT
RA, College Township Volunteer Fire Company, Soccer, Hockey, Lax, DKE, Economics and History Major
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Warden
Trinity Episcopal Church Solebury
- 2 years 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Finance chair, Stewardship Chair, Warden 2013
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Advisor
Fisherman's Mark
- Present 8 years 5 months
Social Services
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Friends Board
Foundation Academy of Trenton NJ
- Present 8 years 5 months
Education
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Senior Advisor
Episcopal Community Services, Philadelphia
- Present 13 years 1 month
Poverty Alleviation
Former Head Coach now serving as a board advisor, fundraiser, and philanthropist.
Publications
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People Economics
29 Bison
Chapter contributor
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The Wear Muddy Boots Blog
Dave Griffith
See publicationThoughts on Leadership, Muddy Boots, and causes that matter.
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Compensation Handbook, Chapter Author
McGraw Hill
Industry standard for compensation information and strategy.
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Analog Selling in a Digital World
Griffith
See publicationThe story of traditional selling in a digital world and one approach at Modern Group Ltd.
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Leadership and Balance Annual Lecture
Griffith
Annual lecture given at Rutgers School of Engineering and in the past Leadership Inc Philadelphia, Fox School of Business and Wharton.
Patents
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Compression Algorithms
Issued US CN XXXXXXXXXXX
Expired
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Executive Leadership, MBA, JD
1980-2005
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HBS Executive Management
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IBM Executive Programs
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IBM Leadership Development
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Life
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Ohio Fire and EMT School
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Projects
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On going search for talent
Always looking for talent across all of our companies and non profit organizations.
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Languages
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Latin
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Organizations
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The Yale Club NYC
Member
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Balsams Lake Club
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Lookaway Golf Club
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MHEDA
President 2005 and Member
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World Affaires Council of Philadelphia
Board Member
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Union League of Philadelphia
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YPO
Chapter Forum Chair and Member
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AED
Member
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ARA
Member
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NAW
Member and Director at NAWIDE
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Introducing "Cloudman's Salute to Troops" presented by FASTSIGNS of Lawrenceville, NJ. This unique and patriotic campaign promises to be a fun and…
Introducing "Cloudman's Salute to Troops" presented by FASTSIGNS of Lawrenceville, NJ. This unique and patriotic campaign promises to be a fun and…
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So you want to join a board. I was recently asked to give a presentation on best practices in board governance, with a focus on non-profits. It is…
So you want to join a board. I was recently asked to give a presentation on best practices in board governance, with a focus on non-profits. It is…
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Today, we celebrate the 48th birthday of a big green friend who changed my life! At the time, we had no idea what the Phanatic would become. We were…
Today, we celebrate the 48th birthday of a big green friend who changed my life! At the time, we had no idea what the Phanatic would become. We were…
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✨You want to be inspired. You want to be innovative. You want to be mission-driven. Foundation Academies : Where You Want To Be. 💙💛 Build with…
✨You want to be inspired. You want to be innovative. You want to be mission-driven. Foundation Academies : Where You Want To Be. 💙💛 Build with…
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Sage advice, but only if you follow it.
Sage advice, but only if you follow it.
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Sacred Space I have attended church on Sundays for about 34 years as a practice. It started when I began my sobriety journey as a way to hold myself…
Sacred Space I have attended church on Sundays for about 34 years as a practice. It started when I began my sobriety journey as a way to hold myself…
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If you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t type it under their post. Thankfully this norm of civility is respected here on LinkedIn, unlike some…
If you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t type it under their post. Thankfully this norm of civility is respected here on LinkedIn, unlike some…
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We’re proud to celebrate Steve Kline, Chief Financial Officer at Garman Builders, on being named a 2026 Central Penn Business Journal Leaders in…
We’re proud to celebrate Steve Kline, Chief Financial Officer at Garman Builders, on being named a 2026 Central Penn Business Journal Leaders in…
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