Coy Griffin

Coy Griffin is a Fashion Technologist, Analyst, Educator, TEDx Speaker, Adjunct Professor, and soon-to-be Author of Leveraging Tech 2.0, set for release in January 2024. She is the founder of Your Own Creativity (YOC), a creative technology consulting firm, and is a guest lecturer specializing in fashion analytics, technology, and operations. Griffin teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University and serves on the advisory board for Fashion Merchandising and Management. She has also taught at institutions like Virginia State University and the London College of Fashion, bringing her industry expertise to the classroom.

With a focus on integrating the latest technological innovations in the creative world, Griffin has been featured in media outlets such as Blavity, Business of Fashion (BOF), the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), and New York Fashion Week. She actively participates in educational events worldwide, including in Accra, Ghana.

Griffin also contributed to the book Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies, published in late 2022 by Palgrave Macmillan. Her background includes analytics roles at IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and various Fashion Technology startups. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics from Clarkson University, where she also delivered a TEDx talk on Fashion Technology. Griffin’s mission is to advance fashion technology and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education in underserved and underrepresented communities. Through YOC, she advises fashion brands on leveraging technology and analytics to drive business growth.