Dr. Griffin became a co-owner and Vice President of PPL, Inc. in 2012. Prior to that, he served as a PPL Senior Associate and then Board of Directors member. Since 2009, Dr. Griffin has conducted numerous CEO searches. In 2008, Dr Griffin retired as Vice President of Educational Programs and Services at De Anza College. His responsibilities included oversight of Institutional Research, as well as serving as the Accreditation Liaison Officer.
During Dr. Griffin’s 39-years of employment in higher education, he served on 15 accreditation teams. Robert also taught graduate classes in the Department of Education at Santa Clara University for six years.
His college administration experience includes serving as the Dean of Students at Monterey Peninsula College and the Director of Student Activities at San Jose State University. While at Monterey Peninsula College, he served on the District negotiation teams for the faculty and classified bargaining process.
Dr. Griffin held leadership roles in regional and statewide professional associations, including serving as the President of Association of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA). As a part of his work with PPL, Inc., Dr. Griffin served as project lead for the development of an Educational Master Plan for College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita California and has placed numerous administrators and expert consultants at California community colleges. Dr. Griffin now has an extensive list of services as a search consultant for community colleges in northern California.