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John D. Griffin CPA, CGMA

SVP, Controller, AARP

John Griffin, a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant, has over thirty years of corporate financial management experience and is currently employed in Washington, DC as Senior Vice President and Controller of AARP, one of America's largest non-profit organizations. 

He previously served as Corporate Finance Director of the National Geographic Society, Controller of The Salvation Army's USA National Headquarters, auditor with the international public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, and held several positions in banking. 

John is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and served on the AICPA Not-For-Profit Committee and is a member of the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Non-Profit Advisory Committee. He also is a member and served on the Board of Governors of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs as Board Chair, President, Nominations Committee Chair and Executive Committee member. He served on the Board of Directors of World Relief, a faith-based international relief and development agency serving the most vulnerable around the world, as Treasurer and Chair of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee. John also served as a member of the Audit Committee of the Architect of the Capitol. He now serves on the Board of Passion4Moms, a non-profit supporting young mothers. John is active in several Boy Scout leadership positions at the local and district levels and is an active Referee/Official with the Northern Virginia Swim League. 

He has been recognized in Smart CEO Magazine as one of Washington, DC's top 'Smart CPAs'. John has been presenting personal finance seminars at conferences and church communities for over 30 years. He formerly led his church's Financial Counseling Team for ten years. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, has completed professional training in financial management, group communications, counseling, coaching, leadership, i6 Innovation and the AgL Leadership Program at Georgetown University. John, his wife and their three boys reside in Springfield, VA.

Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Interact With Your Industry: Associations
    Identification
    25
    Date
    June 20, 2013
    Experts who work in and serve each of the following six subsectors will guide panel discussions on the key issues, trends and risks impacting:

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for John Griffin
    John D. Griffin, CPA, CGMA
    SVP, Controller, AARP
    Speaker Image for Brian Zygmunt
    Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP
    Speaker Image for Douglas Boedeker
    Partner, Marcum
  • Thumbnail for  Volunteer Management
    Identification
    NOT17UP7
    Date
    June 22, 2017
    Not for profit organizations are being asked to do more with less resources. As the mounting pressures continue, the reliance on volunteers has become increasingly more focused and mission critical. Volunteers can be incredibly advantageous but also present risks to organizations…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for John Griffin
    John D. Griffin, CPA, CGMA
    SVP, Controller, AARP
    Speaker Image for Nicholas Lazzaruolo
    Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Hoffman
    National Not-for-Profit Audit Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Unplugged: Revenue Recognition: Membership
    Identification
    NOT19UP13
    Date
    June 12, 2019
    This interactive unplugged session will facilitate discussion on applying the revenue standard to the various aspects of membership revenue…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for John Griffin
    John D. Griffin, CPA, CGMA
    SVP, Controller, AARP
    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Revenue Recognition (ASC 606) Lessons Learned from Implementation
    Identification
    NOT2029
    Date
    June 23, 2020
    While many nonprofits have already adopted ASU 2014-19, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), this still may be on the horizon. This session will provide implementation tips, examples, and best practices for the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Brian Morgan
    Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
    Speaker Image for John Griffin
    John D. Griffin, CPA, CGMA
    SVP, Controller, AARP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Not-for-Profit Revenue Recognition - Lessons Learned
    Identification
    NOT2138
    Date
    June 8, 2021
    Recent new standards have changed the way that not-for-profit organizations analyze, recognize and disclose their various revenue streams…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Pete Ugo
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for John Griffin
    John D. Griffin, CPA, CGMA
    SVP, Controller, AARP
    $49
    Standard Price

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