Richard Grossman (author)

Richard L. Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was best known for his work challenging the legality of corporate authority.^[1] According to Ralph Nader he 'pioneered the rediscovery of American corporate charter history'.^[2] He was the former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA,^[3] founder of Environmentalists for Full Employment, and former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).^[4] He was co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation and Fear at Work. He lectured and organized widely on issues of corporate power, environmental justice, labor rights, and democracy.^[5]

Richard Grossman
Born	August 10, 1943
Died	November 22, 2011
Occupation(s)	Author, Lecturer

Grossman attended Columbia University, graduating in 1965.^[6] He then served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.^[7]

See also

• Corporate personhood