GREGORY N. PAPAJOHN
FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER
Gregory is a veteran reputation capital operating partner and advisor to founders, CEOs, management teams, and institutional investors. He has represented C-suite executives at Fortune 100s as well as leaders of dynamic start-ups.
He has held leadership positions at global public relations and marketing agencies in New York City including as MD at Cognito and the New York Corporate Practice leader for Golin. He also worked in-house at American Express and Mastercard.
Throughout his career, he has represented both stalwart financial leaders from Bank of America to Bain Capital and break-out fintechs from Adyen to Marqeta.
Outside of finance, he has also advised consumer brands from AccuWeather to JetBlue, enterprise tech like Equinix and Infosys and management consultants from EY to KPMG.
Gregory takes particular joy in lending pro bono services to entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders like Money2020, Startupbootcamp FinTech, Endeavor Global, Hartford InsurTech Hub, and FinDEVr. He holds a BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from Fordham Law.
WHY ARCHIE
I wanted to build and share a business with others in a mutual, collective and cooperative way. I wanted to co-create a generational business—one that we can develop as an asset and pass forward, for everyone who joins. I wanted to be a maker, let alone a member, of the artisan craft and vocation that is my calling: building the good reputation of others. Here's more about why I started Archie Group.
FUN FACTS
Where I spent my youth:
On a dusty ball field
My family:
Latin and Greek - made in America
Something I’m proud of:
Being a parent
A turning point in my life:
When I chose NOT to be an attorney
My favorite drink:
A Manhattan, my favorite city and where I was born
