Scott Griffin

Who is Scott Griffin?

Scott Griffin, OC is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's most generous poetry awards in 2000, and Poetry In Voice, a recitation competition for Canadian high schools. Celebrating its tenth year in 2010, the Griffin Poetry Prize has become known as the most adventurous and generous international literary award. Griffin has been interviewed on CBC Radio, discussing the genesis of his love for poetry and reading from his favourite works.

Griffin is the chairman, director and majority shareholder of two Canadian manufacturing companies. General Kinetics Engineering Corporation designs and manufactures components for military and other tracked vehicles and high speed rail. Advance Precision Ltd. designs and manufactures parts for the automotive industry. Both companies have design and manufacturing facilities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Griffin is also chairman, director and majority shareholder since 2002 of publisher House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books. He is also Chancellor of Bishop's University, chairman of the Governors of Sedbergh School in Canada and a director of DGC Entertainment Ventures Corp.