Paul Griffith

Paul is a Professor of Practice in Strategy & Innovation and works with executives and organizations in the areas of strategy, innovation, customer centricity and digital transformation.

In the Open Program portfolio, he is Program Director for Leading Digital Transformation and delivers on Agile Innovation for Business Growth and the Management Development Program. He has led a range of custom programs for national and global organizations in the private (including finance, energy, manufacturing, technology) and public sector. Paul is the Academic Director for the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship programs (MBA and DLM).

Prior to joining the Hult-Ashridge team Paul was a Vice President at Inmarsat managing the product management and marketing function where he was responsible for the commercial performance of the global portfolio, launching the next generation of products and as a member of the executive management team taking the business through a private equity transaction and subsequent IPO on the London FTSE. He has held leadership roles in marketing, business development and corporate strategy for global enterprises, start up and turnaround businesses including BT, FirstMark and Datapoint. At BT Paul led the change management program for the sales, customer service and marketing division serving Small & Medium Enterprises. Paul has extensive international experience leading cross-cultural teams and global programs serving the enterprise and SME markets. He began his career with engineering and commercial roles in the oil and gas sector for Air Products.

He has an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London University and MBA (Distinction) from London Business School.