At the age of 22, Gary worked in Washington, DC under President Jimmy Carter to implement the founding of the Office of Alcohol Fuels in the Department of Energy, one of the largest government guaranteed loan programs of its time. For the next 30 plus years (to the present date), Gary has been using his vast knowledge of finance and business to advise the average person up to millionaires on how to make the most of their business lending. Mr. Griffin has earned the unofficial title of an expert in SBA Lending.
Currently, Gary E. Griffin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Growth Solutions, LLC, a SBA licensed loan service provider ("LSP"), which assists lenders in managing their small business loan portfolios.
From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Griffin was President and CEO of a conduit loan origination operation which generated and closed over $300 million in commercial real estate and small business loans. This operation, through an affiliate, was also licensed as a non-bank lender with the capabilities to fund its own commercial loans.
Prior to 2001, Mr. Griffin served as eastern regional vice president of Bank of the West. He has also represented First Union Small Business Capital (formerly The Money Store) in Tennessee, Georgia and North and South Carolina. He also was President of Community Financial Corporation (a lender service provider), a subsidiary of Community Group (now First Volunteer Corporation). In 1996, Mr. Griffin was named Tennessee's Small Business Financial Advocate of the Year.
In the 1980's, Mr. Griffin managed his own CPA firm in Atlanta concentrating on small business finance and taxation. He also worked as the lead credit analyst of a venture capital firm and was a staff accountant for Arthur Young & Company.
Mr. Griffin is a Certified Public Accountant is both Tennessee and Georgia (inactive) and received a BSBA in Finance from the University of Denver. He has also performed post-graduate work at Georgia State University and the University of Virginia in both Banking and Accounting.
With his extensive education and prestigious business background, Mr. Griffin leads Capital Growth Solutions with professional, well-practiced hands. "This is an exciting time in the government guaranteed lending industry, and I am doing my utmost to keep Capital Growth Solutions in the forefront of the commercial lending activity for small businesses nationwide," says Mr. Griffin.
CAPITAL GROWTH SOLUTIONS
6650 East Brainerd Road, Suite 212
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-475-5700
email: info@capgs.com
