Christine Griffin

Christine M. Griffin
Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
In office August 29, 2011 – 2013
Governor	Deval Patrick
Secretary	JudyAnn Bigby John Polanowicz
Deputy Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management
In office January 4, 2010 – August 2011
President	Barack Obama
Director	Morrell J. Berry
Preceded by	Howard Weizmann
Succeeded by	Earl L. Gay
Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission acting
In office January 2009 – January 2, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Leslie E. Silverman
Succeeded by	Jenny R. Yang
Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office January 2005 – January 2, 2010
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Paul S. Miller
Succeeded by	Jacqueline A. Berrien
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-10) February 10, 1955 (age 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Philip D. Berry[1]
Education	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (BS) Boston College (JD)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1974–1977 (active) 1977–1979 (reserves)

Christine M. Griffin (born February 10, 1955) is an American lawyer. From 2011 to 2013 she served as Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

After military service on active duty from 1974 to 1977, Griffin graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1983 and worked for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She received a Juris Doctor from the Boston College Law School in 1993 and held posts in disability advocacy groups and as commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission until 2009. From 2010 to 2011 she served as deputy director of the United States Office of Personnel Management under John Berry.