John exemplifies the givers. Professor George Overstreet Morgan Stanley for two years before getting his MBA from Stanford. In 1987, he teamed up with famous hedge fund manager, Julian Robertson, and was named president of Tiger Management in 1993. Griffin is more than just an exceptional stock picker. He devotes his time and energy to teaching and philanthropy.
Some people are givers, some people are takers.
It is not all the money that he donates, rather, it is his time and energy that touch so many people. Griffin teaches in person at the Columbia Business School. He teaches via video-conferencing and is a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. He is founder and director of the Blue Ridge Foundation, a maker of educational grants. Griffin is a patron of Christ the King Elementary School in the South Bronx and was a mentor in the Student Sponsorship Program of New York for four years.