Heidi Grossman

Heidi brings over 25 years of diverse experience in project management, systems development, marketing and investment banking to her work with Grunwald clients. She has helped manage many of Grunwald Associates’ best-known studies and projects, including research for the University of Maryland, Gates Ventures, Educational Testing Service, National Science Foundation, Microsoft and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Before joining Grunwald, Heidi was a project manager at MCI (now Verizon) where she led interdepartmental teams to develop and implement new voice and data products.

Prior to MCI, Heidi led cross-functional project teams at the International Finance Corporation/World Bank Group, which tracked, evaluated and reported on the IFC’s loan and equity portfolio for the board of directors.

As a Corporate Analyst in the International Advisory Group at Lehman Brothers, Heidi advised leaders of developing countries on financial matters. Clients included the governments of Peru, Togo, Senegal, Gabon, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Mozambique and Indonesia.

Via her own advisory practice, Heidi was a consultant to the Merchant Banking Department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, where she worked with senior officers to develop management and compliance policies.

Heidi is passionate about education and children. While at Grunwald Associates, Heidi also worked part time as a special needs paraeducator in the Montgomery County, Maryland public schools.