John Griffin

Sir John Patrick Griffin (born 1 August 1942) is a British businessman. He is the founder of the cab and courier company Addison Lee.

Early life John Patrick Griffin was born on 1 August 1942 in the UK to a civil engineering contractor father. He was raised in Kilburn from 9 years old attending Finchley Catholic High School. However, he left school with no qualifications after contracting tuberculosis from drinking the milk of a cow he had milked on a school visit to a farm.

Career While Griffin was training as an accountant, his father's road and sewer building business got into financial difficulty. Griffin left accountancy training to help salvage the business, with some success.

He appeared on the television programme, The Secret Millionaire in December 2009.

Political affiliations He is one of the top 20 donors to the Conservative Party.

Philanthropy He is an "Enterprise Fellow" of The Prince's Trust. He has also made charitable contributions to the Variety Club Golf Society.