Christopher Griffin is a Chief Architect within the UK Ministry of Defence’s National Armaments Director Group, where he provides strategic leadership for the architecture, governance and evolution of complex digital, data and information capabilities supporting Defence operations and Enterprise services.

With over fifteen years of experience spanning engineering, operational delivery, service management, enterprise architecture, data exploitation and digital transformation, Chris has worked across land, maritime, air and joint environments, delivering technology capabilities that support both deployed operations and enterprise-scale organisations.

His expertise includes enterprise architecture, data governance, information management, digital transformation and technology design and assurance. Throughout his career, he has championed the use of data as a strategic asset, helping organisations establish governance frameworks, architectural standards and operating models that enable secure data sharing, exploitation and evidence-based decision making. His work has focused on creating the conditions for operational data advantage by ensuring information is trusted, accessible, interoperable and actionable across complex organisational boundaries.

Chris has led the design and assurance of large-scale information systems and digital services, bringing together technology, data, security and business stakeholders to deliver sustainable transformation. He is particularly interested in the challenges of balancing innovation, governance and operational effectiveness, and in helping organisations unlock greater value from their data through modern architectures, effective stewardship and proportionate governance.

A graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, Chris holds a Master’s degree in Defence Studies and is a Chartered Manager. He is a regular contributor to strategic discussions on digital transformation, enterprise architecture, data governance and the future use of information and AI-enabled capabilities across government.