John Griffin is a former Wall Street stock trader turned entrepreneur. He founded Cutcaster in the spring of 2006 and launched the site out of beta in April of 2008. The education he got while working with electronic trading platforms on Wall Street, combined with his passion for media of all types and his A.D.H.D, led him to create a dynamic marketplace that could be used by anyone to buy, sell and request digital photos, vector illustrations and videos seamlessly over the internet.

Originally from Syracuse, NY, John went to boarding school at Phillips Exeter and to college at the University of Pennsylvania where he received a BA in International Relations and in German. John currently resides in San Francisco in the Presidio.