Corey Arnez Griffin, President and CEO of Global Government and Industry Partners (2GIP), is regarded as a passionate professional and experienced business leader in the Public Sector, International Development and Non Profit arenas. Mr. Griffin has over 18 years of professional experience working in the private sector with Government, Education and Non Governmental Organization customers around the world in the State, Local, Federal and International sectors.

Mr. Griffin spent 14 plus years at Microsoft Corporation working in various roles and leadership positions, including roles in consulting, operations, and sales. As Director of International Development, Mr. Griffin had responsibility for Microsoft’s strategy for international development aid, trade and finance agencies, including United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, etc.

After Microsoft, Mr. Griffin joined MainStream GS, a veteran owned management consulting firm, specializing in helping to create high performance organizations in the public sector. As Vice President at MainStream GS, Mr. Griffin was responsible for the sales and business development efforts covering civilian federal agencies and the state and local markets.

As a dedicated servant, Mr. Griffin has a long history of community, association, and non-profit service in Washington DC. In the international development community, he has served on the board of directors for the United States Global Leadership Campaign and the Society for International Development, Washington DC chapter. He currently serves on the boards of the several local, community based organizations, including the Greater Washington Urban League, SamariCorp, So Others Might Eat, Access Youth, Recreation Wish List Committee, and the Foundation Schools. Over many years, Mr. Griffin has committed corporate and personal financial resources and a significant amount of his time as a volunteer in Washington DC focusing on mentorship, recreation and arts, education and basic human needs.

In 2008, Mr. Griffin was appointed by the former USAID Administrator, Henrietta H. Fore, to serve on the Advisory Committee on Foreign Voluntary Aid. Mr. Griffin is a native of Washington DC and was named by the Washington Business Journal as one of the region’s top minority business leaders of the year for 2008. Mr. Griffin holds executive education certificates from George Washington University, Harvard University and UCLA. Mr. Griffin is a Class of 07 graduate of Leadership Greater Washington and a Class 08 graduate of the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s executive networks.