Griffin Murray played football for Rutgers University and was on the team that defeated Iowa State in the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl. His team won the Big East championship the following year before injuries sidelined his aspirations for a pro career. Together with his teammates, he worked with physically challenged young athletes competing in the Special Olympics. Griffin Murray has held multiple technology sales executive roles such as enterprise account executive for Intralinks, Zuora, Affinity.co, and AX Trading Group. He has also successfully founded 3 start ups and serves on multiple technology advisory boards. Outside the office, he enjoys a broad range of recreational activities and volunteers as a junior committee member with Autism Speaks which his father, Kevin Murray was an integral member in founding and still serves as a member of the executive board.
Established in 2005, Autism Speaks is dedicated to the promotion of solutions for the many challenges faced by people with autism, across the broad spectrum of conditions grouped together under the umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, at all points in their lives. These solutions include the following:
– Increasing global understanding and acceptance through public awareness campaigns, including public Walks for Autism at locations nationwide.
– Supporting autism research, including leveraging $155 million in scientific grants to generate an additional $396 million in public source grants, as well as public advocacy efforts resulting in an additional $3 billion in federal support of autism research.
– Expanding screening in early childhood, working with community-based resources on screening and intervention, and funding best practices in intervention care.
– Improving the transition to adulthood, including information and resources for all aspects of the transition as well as advocacy for tax preferences for those involved in the transition.
– Ensuring access to reliable information across the life span, including free online resources and grants to local organizations.
Further information on Autism Speaks is available on its website at autismspeaks.org.
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