Joe Griffin is the former Communications and Policy Coordinator for Right on Crime and joined Texas Public Policy Foundation in September of 2018.

A native of Baltimore, Joe earned bachelor’s degrees from University of Maryland Baltimore County and Towson University. After college, Joe spent the early years of his career in TV news, reporting on crime and state and local politics in West Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Joe went on to serve as the communications director for two Oklahoma Speakers of the House and has worked as a media consultant for a number of local, state and federal campaigns. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law.