Harvey R. Blau

Harvey R. Blau
Born	c. 1935 U.S.
Alma mater	New York University (A.B.), Columbia University School of Law (J.D.), New York University School of Law (LLM)
Occupation	Chairman of Griffon Corporation 1983–present CEO of Griffon Corporation 1983–2008 Chairman and CEO of Aeroflex Incorporated 2002–2007
Spouse(s)	Arlene Blau (1964–present)
Children	Stephanie Blau Kramer Melissa Blau Victoria Blau Orlin

Harvey R. Blau (born c. 1935) is an American attorney and business executive. He is the Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Griffon Corporation (formerly Instrument Systems Corporation). He has been a practicing attorney in New York since 1961, and in 1966 was the founding partner of the law firm Blau Kramer Wactlar & Lieberman PC in Jericho, New York.

Blau graduated from the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1958, and served as a Captain in the Army Reserve until 1966. After receiving an A.B. from New York University, a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law, Blau clerked for Judge Irving Ben Cooper and worked as Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York in the mid-1960s. In 1964, Blau married Arlene Joan Garrett, the daughter of Griffon's then Chairman and CEO Edward Garrett.