Carter H Griffin

Bio

Carter Griffin is located in the Reston, Virginia office and joined the firm in early 2005. Prior to joining Updata Partners, Carter co-founded Brivo Systems in 1999 and served as Chairman and CEO until selling the company to a unit of Duchossois Enterprises Group in December 2004. Brivo Systems pioneered the software-as-a-service model in the physical security market by introducing the first-ever on-demand system for facility access control. Before starting Brivo Systems, Carter spent four years as a Senior Vice President at Kaiser Associates, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on competitive positioning and new-market entry strategies. Earlier in his career, Carter worked in London for the Coca-Cola Company and held positions at American Management Systems and Arthur Andersen. Carter is a past Co-Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Capital Connection. He holds a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA in finance and marketing from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.