David Grossman

David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, helps leaders drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and courageous leadership and communication. He’s a sought-after speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 leaders, a member of the Forbes Communication Council, and an award-winning five-time author.

David is the Founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, an award-winning Chicago-based strategic leadership development and internal communications consultancy.

He 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, Microsoft, 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,” the Chicago Tribune, Directors & Boards, Forbes, Newsweek, and the World Economic Forum. His leadercommunicator Blog has been named the #1 Blog on Communication by Feedspot eight years in a row.

He recently launched a new edition of his popular book, Heart First, which is tailored to emerging leaders seeking the secret behind exceptional leadership in an extraordinary time.

David is giving away copies of Heart First for Emerging Leaders – for free – to students, young professionals, and educators through his Great Giveback Giveaway. This is all part of David’s desire to pay it forward. His vision is to empower every Communications student and young professional with insights on leadership so they Lead with Heart. To date, he’s given away more than 18,000 copies of books from his Heart First series.

David is also on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Public Relations, The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Department, and the Communication Leaders of Chicago.

David graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Suma Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987. While at the UW, he was appointed to the Iron Shield Society, the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society, and also was named the Outstanding Junior and Outstanding Senior in the College of Letters & Science.