Oliver Griffith

Former U.S. Diplomat, World Bank Group Communications Head, and Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in France

Until January 2016 Oliver Griffith was Head of Communications in Europe for the International Finance Corporation (IFC - World Bank Group).  Over six years he substantially raised IFC’s profile with European media, private sector associations, governments, donors, and civil society.  Fluent in English, German, French and Spanish, he was a moderator or panelist for IFC at over 60 events. 

Before joining IFC in 2010, he was Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in France (2007-2010), where he raised membership and revenues by almost 100% in three years, participated in over 100 media interviews, and organized dozens of conferences and seminars a year.  He started his international career as a U.S. diplomat (1985-2007), serving mostly as economic counselor at U.S. Embassies in Rwanda, the Central African Republic, Venezuela, Guatemala, Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany and France.

Oliver holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory.  He also studied at New York University’s Stern Business School, and earned diplomas in Economics from the National Foreign Affairs Training Center and in Public Administration from France’s Ecole Nationale d’Administration.

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