Alison Griffin is the inaugural senior fellow at Colorado Mountain College where she works to expand the school’s strategic partnerships at the local, state and national levels. Griffin is also the entrepreneur-in-residence with the Techstars Workforce Development Acclerator where she provides policy expertise to early stage companies. Previously, Griffin served as a policy advisor for the chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and was instrumental in advancing reforms to federal higher education policy from 2001-06. She holds bachelors degrees from Southern Methodist University and a masters degree from the University of Georgia.