For the past 15 years Thomas Griffin has helped thousands of professionals and students discover meaning and fulfillment in the midst of their conflict at UCLA. After serving the general campus, he was named Ombudsperson for UCLA Health and Health Sciences, and now Interim Campus Ombudsperson and Director of Ombuds Services.

In the past he has held the role of Employee Relations Director at Warner Bros. Entertainment, mediated wetland usage amongst environmental advocacy groups, and advocated for housing justice at Los Angeles’ Inner City Law Center. He has provided training to individuals from around the world, including teenagers in the Pakistan Evolution - Igniting Potential movement, nurses at Kaiser Permanente, and Fulbright scholars from the Middle and Far East in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State.

After becoming first in the University of Colorado system to successfully quadruple major, Thomas earned Juris Doctor and Master of Dispute Resolution degrees from Pepperdine University and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Thomas holds a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University and is a fellow of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.