David Grossman
For over 30 years, David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, has helped leaders drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and courageous leadership and communication.
He is a sought-after speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 leaders and an award winning six-time author. His latest book, “The Heart Work of Modern Leadership: 6 Differentiators of Exceptional Leaders” (Amplify Publishing, March 2026), is an Amazon Best Seller.
Founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, an award-winning Chicago based strategic leadership development and internal communications consultancy, David counsels leaders at top organizations to unleash the power of strategic internal communication and drive performance. Clients include Abbott Laboratories, Amazon, Amsted Industries, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Pella and Stanley Black & Decker, among others.
A media source for his expert commentary and analysis on employee and leadership issues, David has been featured on “NBC Nightly News,” in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, the World Economic Forum, Directors & Boards and CBS MoneyWatch, among many others.
Alongside fellow Board Member Eric Winkfield, David helped establish EMERGE: The Plank Center & The Grossman Group Leadership Academy – a year-long leadership program designed to develop emerging leaders through mentorship, innovation and hands-on learning.
David is a member of the Arthur W. Page Society and Forbes Communications Council and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Public Relations, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Department and the Communication Leaders of Chicago. He recently taught The Authentic Leader course at Columbia University in New York City.
Before founding The Grossman Group in 2000, David was director of communications for McDonald’s. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an honors degree in journalism and holds a master’s in corporate public relations from Northwestern University.