Garrett Grigsby

Garrett Grigsby has served as Director of the Office of Global Affairs since May 2017. Garrett served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (SFRC) throughout the 1990s. As SFRC Deputy Staff Director he was responsible for oversight of all U.S. Government foreign assistance programs, including global health initiatives. Garrett joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2002 as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance where he oversaw global disaster relief and humanitarian programs. In 2005, he was appointed Director of USAID’s Center of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. From 2006-2014, Garrett consulted for U.S. non-profits to support their global health work. From 2014 until joining HHS Garrett served as Executive Director of Christian Connections for International Health, an association of non-profits focused on promoting global health and wholeness.