Adam Griff (PhDCompSci'00)
2026 Alumni Engagement Medal Recipient
Computer Science Recipient
received his Computer Science (CS) PhD and an unofficial MFA in Dance from CU Boulder after receiving his undergraduate degree in CS and Economics from . Griff has worked on his own startups, other people's micro startups being the glue and building the teams, a ~100 person startup, and even a large startup (aka Uber). Griff has been a Conference on World Affairs (CWA) chair organizing the annual event. He has been sharing his for decades and has recently brought those ideas to the CS students at CU. He has 3 student groups in this year working on his startup ideas and has setup focus groups including for the I'm Puzzled group (an app to assist with jigsaw puzzles), for (search now and into the future for items near you), and fund raiser race (See My Race crowd sourcing of photos from races) to give those students wider perspectives on the projects. He joined the CU Center for Leadership Mentor program and received the 2026 Alumni Engagement Medal. He volunteers every Friday and some additional days with at mountain teaching and providing snowsport opportunities to people with various disabilities to enjoy the winter outdoors. Griff is raising a 6 year old, volunteers teaching French to the kindergartners at the school, and making sure to have time for himself to go biking, skiing, and do Contact Improv dance.