Treveccan Stories: Learning to Lead with Influence

Darryl Griffin believes collaboration, humility and healthy conflict are at the root of effective leadership.

Darryl Griffin serves as the national associate executive vice president for the American Heart Association. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and earned a Master of Arts in organizational leadership (MOL) from Trevecca in 2014. He currently resides in Plano, Texas, with his wife of almost 25 years. Together they have three daughters.

Here, he describes his career journey, the impact of Trevecca's MOL program on his life and his perspective on effective leadership.

Is there a spiritual practice you've found particularly helpful as your career has taken shape?

In my earlier years, I didn't know how or where God would lead me. But when I'd pray, I would repeatedly ask God to put me in a position to help other people.