Primary Job Title Founding Partner Primary Organization 
Argosy Private Equity
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Regions Greater Philadelphia Area, Great Lakes, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Kirk B. Griswold, Founding Partner, co-founded Argosy in 1990 and is responsible for general fund administration, developing and assessing investment opportunities, providing strategic management support and monitoring investments. His experience encompasses a successful track record investing in over 90 companies. Previously he was a Manager and
Consultant with Corporate Decisions, Inc. (now Mercer Management Consulting, Inc.), a Boston-based international management consulting firm. He managed client engagements, trained and managed Consultants and Associates, and worked with the CEO and Board of Directors of businesses in various industries. Mr. Griswold also has previous experience as President of a niche manufacturing company and as a manager and avionics engineer with the Integrated Logistics Support Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a dual major in Management and Finance, and a Bachelor of Science, Physics, from the University of Virginia. He has served as President of the Northeastern Regional Association of SBICs, on the board of the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group, Team Captain for the MS150 Bike Tour, and has been a guest lecturer for the Finance Department of the Wharton School. He has been a director or participated as a board observer on many of his investments.
