Our Team
Grossman Heinz is a public affairs firm specializing in government affairs, grassroots mobilization, lobbying and management consulting for advocacy groups, labor unions, trade associations, campaigns and corporations.

Andrew Grossman Principal

Chris Heinz Principal
Andrew Grossman / Principal
Andrew specializes in strategy and management consulting for advocacy and electoral campaigns and organizations. On the national stage, he has served as a key advisor to the White House and Senate Democrats as Director of the Common Purpose Project Health Care Working Group and played a key role in passage of the Affordable Care Act. In 2012, he served as the Director of the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee. Most recently, Andrew has led Grossman Heinz’s innovative marketing and enrollment partnership with Access Health CT, touted by many as the best-performing state health insurance exchange.
Prior to establishing Grossman Heinz, Andrew founded and served as President of Wal-Mart Watch, a new model of advocacy that challenged the world’s largest business to be a better corporate citizen. In 2004, he was Polling and Targeting Director for America Coming Together and the Media Fund. From 1999-2003, Andrew held a series of leadership roles at the Democratic Senatorial Committee, including serving as Executive Director and Political Director. He has worked on federal, state and local advocacy or electoral campaigns in 36 states.
Andrew specializes in strategy and management consulting for advocacy and electoral campaigns and organizations. On the national stage, he has served as a key advisor to the White House and Senate Democrats as Director of the Common Purpose Project Health Care Working Group and played a key role in passage of the Affordable Care Act. In 2012, he served as the Director of the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee. Most recently, Andrew has led Grossman Heinz’s innovative marketing and enrollment partnership with Access Health CT, touted by many as the best-performing state health insurance exchange.
Prior to establishing Grossman Heinz, Andrew founded and served as President of Wal-Mart Watch, a new model of advocacy that challenged the world’s largest business to be a better corporate citizen. In 2004, he was Polling and Targeting Director for America Coming Together and the Media Fund. From 1999-2003, Andrew held a series of leadership roles at the Democratic Senatorial Committee, including serving as Executive Director and Political Director. He has worked on federal, state and local advocacy or electoral campaigns in 36 states.
Chris Heinz / Principal
Chris has more than 30 years of experience as a congressional lobbyist, national union political director, local union official and grassroots coordinator. His clients include national, regional and local labor organizations, corporations and trade associations. Chris is an expert in transportation and energy construction, pensions and labor-management cooperation.
In December 2014, after an intense four-year Congressional lobbying campaign, Chris won critical pension reform legislation that will protect the benefits programs of union members from the lingering impact of the 2008 stock market crash.
Previously, Chris served as the Political and Legislative Director of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, overseeing the organization’s lobbying and political action programs. Chris served as their lead representative in the U.S. Congress and also designed and implemented national fundraising and grassroots organizing programs. Before coming to Washington, Chris worked for the Carpenters in New England and as the Executive Director of the New England Carpenters Labor-Management Cooperation Program.
Chris has more than 30 years of experience as a congressional lobbyist, national union political director, local union official and grassroots coordinator. His clients include national, regional and local labor organizations, corporations and trade associations. Chris is an expert in transportation and energy construction, pensions and labor-management cooperation.
In December 2014, after an intense four-year Congressional lobbying campaign, Chris won critical pension reform legislation that will protect the benefits programs of union members from the lingering impact of the 2008 stock market crash.
Previously, Chris served as the Political and Legislative Director of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, overseeing the organization’s lobbying and political action programs. Chris served as their lead representative in the U.S. Congress and also designed and implemented national fundraising and grassroots organizing programs. Before coming to Washington, Chris worked for the Carpenters in New England and as the Executive Director of the New England Carpenters Labor-Management Cooperation Program.