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Ian Griffis
Chief Executive Officer at Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC
Profile
Ian Griffis is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Griffis Residential, a Denver-based apartment investment fund manager and property operator with approximately 8,000 units under management.
Mr. Griffis is Co-CEO of the company and is a member of the Investment Committee.
In the 1990s, Mr. Griffis led the expansion into projects in Phoenix, Denver, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Following the sale of the predecessor company, Griffis/Blessing, to co-founder Buck Blessing, Mr. Griffis formed its fund business in 2004 through Griffis Group of Companies with partner David Birnbaum, and shortly thereafter Tom Barta.
Griffis Residential currently manages a series of six closed-end value-add funds and an open-ended core fund for a client base of institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
Griffis Residential communities are currently located in Seattle, Portland, Long Beach, San Diego, Denver, and Austin.
Mr. Griffis has a strong interest in conservation and has implemented: four conservation easements; the assemblage and creation of a public 800-acre public park; the preservation of an archeological site and section of the historic Cherokee Trail for which he was awarded the Friends of The Oregon Trail Award.
Together with David Birnbaum and Tom Barta, he is a founding board member of Griffis Residential Gives, a not-for-profit formed to address personal distress and the contributing causes to homelessness.
Mr. Griffis is a former Trustee of Colorado College and the Fountain Valley School.
He is a member of the Casa Serena Society as well as the William Jackson Palmer Society at Colorado College.
Mr. Griffis holds a B.A.
from Colorado College.
Ian Griffis active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC
![]() Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC (Griffis Residential) is a private equity subsidiary of Griffis Group of Cos. LLC founded in 2004 by Ian Griffis. The firm is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Griffis Group of Cos. LLC
![]() Griffis Group of Cos. LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Griffis Group of Cos. LLC sells residential projects. The private company is based in Greenwood Village, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Thomas S. Barta, David Birnbaum, Ian Griffis. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Ian Griffis
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The Colorado College
![]() The Colorado College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Colorado College provide a broad liberal arts education to students. The college was founded in May 6, 1874 and it is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO | Director/Board Member | - |
Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Director/Board Member | - |
Griffis/Blessing, Inc.
![]() Griffis/Blessing, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is an American company that provides real estate services. The private company was founded by Ian Griffis. | Founder | - |
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The Colorado College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Griffis/Blessing, Inc.
![]() Griffis/Blessing, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is an American company that provides real estate services. The private company was founded by Ian Griffis. | Finance |
Griffis Group of Cos. LLC
![]() Griffis Group of Cos. LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Griffis Group of Cos. LLC sells residential projects. The private company is based in Greenwood Village, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Thomas S. Barta, David Birnbaum, Ian Griffis. | Finance |
Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC
![]() Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffis Residential Investment Advisor LLC (Griffis Residential) is a private equity subsidiary of Griffis Group of Cos. LLC founded in 2004 by Ian Griffis. The firm is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. | Finance |
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