Steve Grossman

 

Steve Grossman was born in Newton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and then Princeton University where he established a business in course-review guides that earned him a spot at Harvard Business School just after graduation.

 

He was among those who planned Governor Michael Dukakis' presidential effort in 1987 and also helped engineer upset victories over Republicans in congressional elections in November 1998.

 

Grossman was National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1997 to 1999. He was previously chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party from 1990 to 1992, and President of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) from 1992 to 1996. Grossman also co-founded the National Jewish Democratic Council and was a former campaign chairman of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. He was a candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002.

 

Grossman is currently the President of the Grossman Marketing Group, a fourth-generation, family-owned multi-million-dollar communications-marketing company.

 

He is widely considered to have played a pivotal role in the 2004 presidential campaign in which he was campaign advisor to candidate Howard Dean and later to Senator John Kerry. According to Senator Ted Kennedy, "Steve's leadership, ability, dedication, and skillful work for the Massachusetts Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee have contributed immensely to the success of our party and its ideals for all Americans."