grass roots strategist

Ed Grefe, long-time public affairs and grassroots expert

ProActive recently launched PR Trends, a new series of short video interviews with leaders in the communications industry. Watch the first in the series featuring long-time public affairs and grassroots expert, Edward Grefe.

Edward A. Grefe is an Adjunct Professor of Grassroots Politics and Issues Management at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM). Ed has spent more than 40 years in communications and politics. He has been a journalist, legislative aide, political strategist, corporate public affairs executive, entrepreneur, grassroots organizer, fund raiser, and relational database innovator. He has handled more than 250 campaigns and has been hailed by the prestigious Public Affairs Council as “the inventor of corporate grassroots programs.”