Mike Griffin is a former management consultancy partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and its predecessor firm of Coopers & Lybrand (C&L).  He has directed numerous Organisation and Change Strategy assignments in the UK and internationally.  Clients include: electricity companies in the UK, during and post privatisation; the UK Post Office Group; and parastatals in Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.  He also held a number of business management roles with PwC/C&L.  Prior to joining C&L, in 1983, he was a Principal at the National Economic Development Office, following his earlier career in corporate planning and municipal engineering.  He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a medallist of the Institution of Municipal Engineers.   He is also a Certified Management Consultant and a member of the Institute of Business Consulting.