[[Home|🏠]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> [[People]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> Michael D. Griffin **Name:** Michael D. Griffin **Role:** Director (former) **Shares Owned:** **Joined:** 2024-09-16 **Linkedin:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-griffin-8209101b2/ >[!failure] No Longer With Rocket Lab ![[Pasted image 20241208010413.png|300]] >[!summary] **Professional Background**: Michael D. Griffin is an American physicist and aerospace engineer with over 35 years of experience in the space industry. He has held prominent positions, including serving as the Administrator of NASA from 2005 to 2009 and as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering from 2018 to 2020. > **Involvement with Rocket Lab**: In August 2020, Griffin joined Rocket Lab's Board of Directors, bringing extensive expertise from his roles in the Department of Defense, NASA, and the commercial sector. He served on the board until his resignation on September 12, 2024, when he announced his retirement. > **Additional Contributions**: Beyond his tenure at Rocket Lab, Griffin co-founded [[LogiQ, Inc.]], a consulting firm in the aerospace, defense, and national security sectors. His career also includes leadership roles in both government and private industry, significantly impacting space exploration and defense technologies. > Through his strategic guidance and leadership, Michael D. Griffin has played a crucial role in advancing Rocket Lab's mission and the broader aerospace industry. ## 💼 SEC Filings %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table Filing_Type as "Filing Type", Filing_Date as "Date" from "Filings" where Insider = [[Michael D. Griffin]] sort Filing_Date desc ``` %% | File | Filing Type | Date | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | | [[Filings/2024/8-K/9-16-24 8-K - Michael Griffin Retires.md\|9-16-24 8-K - Michael Griffin Retires]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#8-K\|8-K]] | September 16, 2024 | | [[Filings/2024/Form 4/8-26-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|8-26-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | August 26, 2024 | | [[Filings/2024/Form 144/8-22-24 Form 144 - Michael Griffin.md\|8-22-24 Form 144 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 144\|Form 144]] | August 22, 2024 | | [[Filings/2024/Form 4/8-16-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|8-16-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | August 16, 2024 | | [[Filings/2024/Form 4/6-14-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|6-14-24 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | June 14, 2024 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 4/8-31-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|8-31-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | August 31, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 144/8-30-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin.md\|8-30-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 144\|Form 144]] | August 30, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 4/6-16-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|6-16-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | June 16, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 4/6-08-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|6-08-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | June 07, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 144/6-06-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin.md\|6-06-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 144\|Form 144]] | June 06, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 4/5-26-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|5-26-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | May 26, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 4/5-19-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|5-19-23 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | May 19, 2023 | | [[Filings/2023/Form 144/5-17-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin.md\|5-17-23 Form 144 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 144\|Form 144]] | May 17, 2023 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/12-13-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|12-13-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | December 13, 2022 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/11-29-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|11-29-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | November 29, 2022 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/11-29-22 Form 4A - Michael Griffin.md\|11-29-22 Form 4A - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | November 29, 2022 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/9-13-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin.md\|9-13-22 Form 4 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | September 13, 2022 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/9-08-22 Form 4 -Michael Griffin.md\|9-08-22 Form 4 -Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | September 08, 2022 | | [[Filings/2022/Form 4/6-27-22 Form 4 Michael Griffin.md\|6-27-22 Form 4 Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 4\|Form 4]] | June 27, 2022 | | [[Filings/2021/Form 3/9-07-21 Form 3 - Michael Griffin.md\|9-07-21 Form 3 - Michael Griffin]] | [[Filings/Filing Definitions.md#Form 3\|Form 3]] | September 07, 2021 | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %% ## 📰 News %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table title as "Title", published as "Published" from "News" where contains(insider, [[Michael D. Griffin]]) sort published desc ``` %% | File | Title | Published | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | | [[News/Michael Griffin Joins Rocket Lab Board of Directors.md\|Michael Griffin Joins Rocket Lab Board of Directors]] | Michael Griffin Joins Rocket Lab Board of Directors | August 12, 2020 | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%