Paul Griffiths
Principal at Sannasig
Greater Boston
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
At Sannasig, we help pivot stuck companies, working with management teams and their financial backers to optimize EBITDA before a sale, make a strategic market move, or realize the value of an acquisition via successful integration.
Mentor
2024
I serve as a mentor to in CIC's Social Impact Program, where I work with founders to help them scale their businesses, connect with funding opportunities, and workshop day-to-day challenges.
Cambridge Innovation Center is an office space facility for small and growing companies.
Raised $68,100,000.00 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Board Member
2023
Serving as board member and advisor.
Board Member & Interim COO
2022 - 2023
I served as COO and Board Member for Belay, a financial services startup looking to bring security to public retail investors. I hired my replacement and transitioned to a fully advisory role.
Managing Director
2021
I primarily invest in pre-seed funds, led by first-time founders, who drive change in energy, preventative health, food waste reduction, fair wages, and passion economy businesses. I provide capital, coaching, and long-term commitment to help tackle growth, market, and team challenges.
PHD Student
2021
I study the intersection of art x digital money from an academic perspective. My main research is in how digital creators are moving from web 2.0 social media platforms to decentralized communities, like token-driven assets (NFTs).
Angel Investor
2020 - 2024
Serve as an angel investor in the Blue Angels / Sea Ahead program. Provide review on selected companies who have been screened. Led team due diligence on several deals, including one successful investment (Akua).
SeaAhead is a Benefit Corporation with the mission of supporting new venture development at the intersection of innovation.
Principal, Digital Health Strategy
2021 - 2021
As a Principal, I led the Digital Health Strategy team within the Healthcare Business Unit, which comprised about a third of Perficient's overall business and oversaw the integration of MedTouch into PRFT. Specifically, in this role, I was responsible for: * Demonstrating thought leadership in Digital Health * Acting as a Subject Matter Expert for clients and prospects * Overall leadership of the healthcare business unit, which represents over $100m+ USD * Mentoring and growing human capital to address Digital Health concerns * Speaking engagements, marketing events, conference and industry events
General Manager, Digital Health Solutions
2020 - 2021
I ran the newly acquired Digital Health Solutions business unit (formerly MedTouch) at Perficient, a leading digital transformation consultancy. I focused on solutions that combine digital journeys, marketing, and technology for hospitals, health plans, and physician groups.
Perficient is an IT consulting firm that helps companies adapt their systems to third party software products that use internet.
Raised $65,295,756.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.
OPM Coach
2017 - 2020
I worked with CEOs + entrepreneurs in the OPM program who came to Harvard to broaden their thinking. I helped catalyze ideas into actions and drew real-world connections between the classroom theory and practical application. CEOs ran $20m-200m year businesses.
Chairman & CEO
2004 - 2020
I was founder and CEO of MedTouch, evolving the business from a software company to a digital health consulting firm. MedTouch provided enterprise digital strategies, design + UX, content marketing, digital campaigns, and technical implementations of CMS/CRM solutions to the top enterprise healthcare organizations. For well over a decade, we served as a trusted adviser for hospitals, health plans, and integrated delivery networks around the United States. I grew the company to become the #11 Fastest Growing Company in Massachusetts, multi-year Inc 5000 leader, and a best place to work in Boston. We exited successfully to a Perficient, a public, global IT services company.
MedTouch is proud to be the online strategy and technology partner for the best brands in healthcare.
Raised $2,049,999.00 from Pleasant Bay Capital Partners and Massachusetts Capital Resource Company.
Professor
2019 - 2019
Faculty for Hult International Business School on Boston + New York campuses. Teaching an elective in Digital Marketing Strategy for graduate students in Masters in International Marketing program.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
2021 - 2024
OPM Program
2015 - 2017
MA
2003 - 2005
BA
1993 - 1997