Paul Griffiths
Principal at Sannasig
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.
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).
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.
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.
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