Shannon Griffin

Shannon enjoys finding ways to fit the many pieces of great places together.

Shannon is an Associate in U3 Advisors’ Philadelphia office, where she provides stakeholder engagement, resource development, and financial management for clients and communities nationwide.

Her expertise with developing hyper-local procurement and hiring strategies are focused on generating economic mobility opportunities for neighborhoods and businesses for members of the Paterson Impact Collaborative in Paterson, New Jersey, and the Memphis Medical District Collaborative. Hazelwood Green, the transformational redevelopment of an abandoned industrial site on Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River, utilizes Shannon’s financial acumen to steward operational and capital budgets and cover a range of managerial responsibilities for the project and its funding partners.

Before joining U3 Advisors, Shannon resided in Shanghai, China, where her studies focused on the impact of rapid urbanization on China’s ethnic minorities and the role of sustainable tourism in preserving the culture of aboriginal communities in Taiwan. Her many areas of expertise are united by a foundational belief that great places require more than any single intervention or idea, and communities thrive only when they are more than the sum of their individual parts.

Shannon holds degrees in Chinese and Psychology from Bates College, where she serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Budget & Finance, Admission & Financial Aid, and College Advancement committees.