Christine Griffin

Christine M. Griffin (born February 10, 1955) is an American lawyer. From 2011 to 2013 she served as Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

After military service on active duty from 1974 to 1977, Griffin graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1983 and worked for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She received a Juris Doctor from the Boston College Law School in 1993 and held posts in disability advocacy groups and as commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission until 2009. From 2010 to 2011 she served as deputy director of the United States Office of Personnel Management under John Berry.

Early life and career Griffin was born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. She went to St. Patrick's High School in Roxbury, Boston and served on active duty in the United States Army from 1974 to 1977. Griffin later entered the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to become a marine engineer. Griffin is a labor law expert and was named "Lawyer of the Year" by Lawyers Weekly in 2005. Griffin is sworn in as commissioner by Cari M. Dominguez while her husband looks on. Griffin, a Democrat, in January 2005 agreed to fill a vacancy on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate she took office on January 4, 2010.

Return to Massachusetts Griffin became Massachusetts Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs on August 29, 2011. In 2018 she became a search specialist consultant with Bender Consulting Services, Inc.