Brian C. Griffin | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment | |
| In office January 1997 – January 2003 | |
| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Preceded by | Gary Sherrer |
| Succeeded by | Miles Tolbert |
| Chair of theAdministrative Conference of the United States | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Marshall J. Breger |
| Succeeded by | Thomasina V. Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) Oklahoma |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Rancho Cordova, California |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Oxford University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Brian C. Griffin (born 1953) is an American businessman fromOklahoma who currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Clean Energy Systems, a privateRancho Cordova, California-based energy technology innovations firm.
Griffin had previously served as theOklahoma Secretary of the Environment under formergovernor of OklahomaFrank Keating from 1997 to 2003.
Griffin received his undergraduate degree fromHarvard University in 1974 and was selected as aRhodes Scholar. As a Rhodes Scholar, he attendedOxford University, where he received his British law degree. He also holds an American Juris Doctor degree. Griffin began his law practice intax law as well as oil and gas law.Governor of OklahomaGeorge Nigh appointed Griffin to serve as Oklahoma's representative on theInterstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. In 1986, he was theRepublican nominee forAttorney General of Oklahoma. He lost that election toDemocratic nomineeRobert Harlan Henry.
Griffin served in theGeorge H. W. Bush administration as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in theUnited States Department of Justice Tax Division. In 1992, he was appointed to chair theAdministrative Conference of the United States. Griffin also served as Senior Fellow of the conference in 1993-1995.[1] While with the Department of Justice, some of Griffin's duties included working with theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
After leaving the federal government, Griffin founded The Griffin Companies, a real estate development holding company, which he served as president of until 1997.
In 1997, following the resignation ofGary Sherrer,Governor of OklahomaFrank Keating appointed Griffin to serve as his second Secretary of the Environment. Griffin would remain in that position until the end of Governor Keating's term as governor in 2003.
As Environmental Secretary, Griffin oversaw theOklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, theOklahoma Water Resources Board, and theOklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Griffin served as chairman of the Tar Creek Superfund Task Force that was appointed by Governor Keating in January 2000 to examine issues that still remained to clean up the site inOttawa County, Oklahoma. The committee was charged with presenting its list of recommendations to the governor by the following October 1.[2]
In January 2004, Griffin was appointed the president and member of the board for Clean Energy Systems, a privateRancho Cordova, California based energy technology innovations firm. Griffin would later be elected chair of the board of directors of that firm.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment Under GovernorFrank Keating 1997–2003 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forAttorney General of Oklahoma 1986 | Succeeded by |
