Bartley P. Bart Griffith Jr.

Bartley P. "Bart" Griffith Jr. '93 became president of Shady Side Academy on July 1, 2019, and is only the second alumnus to lead the school. His formal presidential installation ceremony was held on October 10, 2019.

Prior to Shady Side, Griffith was the assistant head of Gilman School, an independent K-12 day school for boys in Baltimore, Md., from 2015 to 2019. There, he oversaw academic affairs, assisted with the overall operations of the school, and worked closely with the headmaster, board of trustees and senior leadership team to fulfill the school's mission in the areas of strategic planning, institutional advancement, board engagement, enrollment and financial aid, program innovation, professional development, recruitment and hiring, and global experience. Griffith established Gilman's 2018 Strategic Plan as part of a six-member Board Strategic Planning Committee and chaired its 2018 Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS) self-study and accreditation.