Grassroots Enterprises

Prior to joining LinkedIn, I spent nine years (5 as CEO) of Grassroots

Enterprise, a technology and services firm that built online grassroots

marketing and influencer programs for companies, products and causes.

Grassroots is now part of Edelman Public Relations.

<div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en"><p>According to the company's web site, <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.grassroots.com/">Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.</a></b>, led by its CEO, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Hlinko" title="John Hlinko">John Hlinko</a>,

"combines online technology and communications strategy to help our

clients achieve their public affairs objectives. Our proprietary

technology Grassroots Multiplier® uses the Internet to centralize and

simplify the recruitment, management, and mobilization of our clients'

supporters - employees, members, customers, vendors and other

stakeholders who can grow into a long-term asset to our clients'

business."</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#Management_Team"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Management Team</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#Advisors"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Advisors</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#SourceWatch_Resources"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SourceWatch Resources</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li></ul>

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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Management_Team">Management Team</span></h2>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Arvind_Rajan" title="Arvind Rajan">Arvind Rajan</a>, Chairman</li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Hlinko" title="John Hlinko">John Hlinko</a>, CEO</li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_S._Chiu" title="David S. Chiu">David S. Chiu</a>, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Co-founder</li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_Florian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Florian (page does not exist)">Robert Florian</a>, Executive Vice President, Engineering</li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bill_McIntyre" title="Bill McIntyre">Bill McIntyre</a> Executive Vice President</li><li>Kevin McCann, Executive Vice President, Client Services</li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Panetta" title="Mike Panetta">Mike Panetta</a>, Vice President, Public Affairs and Emerging Media</li><li>Kevin O'Neill, Managing Director</li></ul>

<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Advisors">Advisors</span></h2>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry" title="Mike McCurry">Mike McCurry</a>, Senior Advisor</li><li>Randy Tate, Senior Advisor</li><li>Reid Hoffman, Senior Advisor</li></ul>

<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="SourceWatch_Resources">SourceWatch Resources</span></h2>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Astroturf" title="Astroturf">Astroturf</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Dewey_Square_Group" title="Dewey Square Group">Dewey Square Group</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Glover_Park_Group" title="Glover Park Group">Glover Park Group</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Don%27t_Count_Us_Out" title="Don't Count Us Out">Don't Count Us Out</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hands_Off_the_Internet" title="Hands Off the Internet">Hands Off the Internet</a></li></ul>

<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2>

<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=55303">Kevin O'Neill, Executive Director of American Association of Political Consultants, Joins Grassroots Enterprise</a>, US Newswire, October 19, 2005</p>

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    <span dir="auto">Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.</span>

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    <div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en"><p>According to the company's web site, <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.grassroots.com/">Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.</a></b>, led by its CEO, <a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/John_Hlinko" title="John Hlinko">John Hlinko</a>,

"combines online technology and communications strategy to help our

clients achieve their public affairs objectives. Our proprietary

technology Grassroots Multiplier® uses the Internet to centralize and

simplify the recruitment, management, and mobilization of our clients'

supporters - employees, members, customers, vendors and other

stakeholders who can grow into a long-term asset to our clients'

business."</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#Management_Team"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Management Team</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#Advisors"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Advisors</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#SourceWatch_Resources"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SourceWatch Resources</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,Inc.#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Arvind_Rajan" title="Arvind Rajan">Arvind Rajan</a>, Chairman</li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/John_Hlinko" title="John Hlinko">John Hlinko</a>, CEO</li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/David_S._Chiu" title="David S. Chiu">David S. Chiu</a>, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Co-founder</li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php?title=Robert_Florian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Florian (page does not exist)">Robert Florian</a>, Executive Vice President, Engineering</li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Bill_McIntyre" title="Bill McIntyre">Bill McIntyre</a> Executive Vice President</li><li>Kevin McCann, Executive Vice President, Client Services</li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Mike_Panetta" title="Mike Panetta">Mike Panetta</a>, Vice President, Public Affairs and Emerging Media</li><li>Kevin O'Neill, Managing Director</li></ul>

<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Advisors">Advisors</span></h2>

<ul><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Mike_McCurry" title="Mike McCurry">Mike McCurry</a>, Senior Advisor</li><li>Randy Tate, Senior Advisor</li><li>Reid Hoffman, Senior Advisor</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Astroturf" title="Astroturf">Astroturf</a></li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Dewey_Square_Group" title="Dewey Square Group">Dewey Square Group</a></li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Glover_Park_Group" title="Glover Park Group">Glover Park Group</a></li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Don%27t_Count_Us_Out" title="Don't Count Us Out">Don't Count Us Out</a></li><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Hands_Off_the_Internet" title="Hands Off the Internet">Hands Off the Internet</a></li></ul>

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    <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="http://216.92.66.74/index.php/Category:Astroturf" title="Category:Astroturf">Astroturf</a></li></ul></div></div><br />===<br /><div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en"><p><b>Mike McCurry</b> is a member of the board of advisors of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/New_Democrat_Network" title="New Democrat Network">New Democrat Network</a>. According to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newdem.org">NDN</a> web site, he is "the former White House Press secretary, State Department Spokesman, and Director of Communications for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a>. Mr. McCurry also held leadership roles in several presidential campaigns. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Grassroots_Enterprise,_Inc." title="Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.">Grassroots Enterprise, Inc.</a>, a San Francisco-based software company, and is a principal in <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Public_Strategies_Group_LLC" title="Public Strategies Group LLC" class="mw-redirect">Public Strategies Group LLC</a>, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm."<br/>

McCurry is a co-chairman of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hands_Off_the_Internet" title="Hands Off the Internet">Hands Off the Internet</a>, a telecommunications industry lobbying group that is campaigning against <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Net_neutrality" title="Net neutrality" class="mw-redirect">net neutrality</a> <span class="reference"><sup id="ref_mccurryHotiBio" class="plainlinksneverexpand"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#endnote_mccurryHotiBio">[1]</a></sup></span>.

He has come under intense criticism for this work on behalf of large

telecommunications companies. McCurry's stance on net neutrality has put

him at odds with the nation's largest consumer advocate and public

interest groups -- and earned him the dersion of many for acting as a

spokesperson for a position that has limited support beyond the

industry. Leading the criticism of McCurry are bloggers at Huffington

Post <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-green/mike-mccurry-hurting-t_b_20216.html">[2]</a>, MyDD <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/4/25/32523/1903">[3]</a> and MediaCitizen <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://mediacitizen.blogspot.com/2006/05/mccurry-sells-out-to-att.html">[4]</a>.

Member of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Public_Diplomacy_Council" title="Public Diplomacy Council">Public Diplomacy Council</a>.

"McCurry is a veteran communications strategist and spokesperson with

nearly three decades of experience in Washington D.C. McCurry served in

the White House as press secretary to President Bill Clinton

(1995-1998). He also served as spokesman for the Department of State

(1993-1995) and director of communications for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a> (1988-1990). McCurry has also held leadership roles in several national campaigns -- senior advisor for Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry" class="mw-redirect">John Kerry</a> (2004), national press secretary for the vice presidential campaign of Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lloyd_M._Bentsen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lloyd M. Bentsen (page does not exist)">Lloyd M. Bentsen</a> (1988), and spokesman and political strategist in the presidential campaigns of Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">John Glenn</a> (1984), Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bruce_Babbitt" title="Bruce Babbitt">Bruce Babbitt</a> (1988)and Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bob_Kerrey" title="Bob Kerrey">Bob Kerrey</a> (1992).

"McCurry began his career on the staff of the United States Senate,

working as press secretary to the Senate Committee on Labor and Human

Resources and to the committee's chairman, Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Harrison_A.Williams,Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (page does not exist)">Harrison A. Williams, Jr.</a>

(1976-1981). He also served as press secretary to Senator Daniel

Patrick Moynihan (1981-1983). In the private sector, he served as public

affairs director for the ERISA Industry Committee (1984-85) and as

senior vice president of the consulting firm then known as <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robinson,Lake,Lerer,_%26_Montgomery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robinson, Lake, Lerer, & Montgomery (page does not exist)">Robinson, Lake, Lerer, & Montgomery</a> (1989-92).

"McCurry serves on boards or advisory councils for <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Share_Our_Strength" title="Share Our Strength">Share Our Strength</a> the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_International_Private_Enterprise" title="Center for International Private Enterprise" class="mw-redirect">Center for International Private Enterprise</a>, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Council_for_Excellence_in_Government" title="Council for Excellence in Government">Council for Excellence in Government</a>, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Junior_Statesmen_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Junior Statesmen Foundation (page does not exist)">Junior Statesmen Foundation</a>, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Children%27s_Scholarship_Fund" title="Children's Scholarship Fund">Children's Scholarship Fund</a>, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_Theological_Seminary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wesley Theological Seminary (page does not exist)">Wesley Theological Seminary</a>, and the W<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oodrow_Wilson_School_of_Public_and_International_Affiars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affiars (page does not exist)">oodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affiars</a> at Princeton University.

"McCurry received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in

1976 and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University

in 1985." <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.psw-inc.com/mccurry.php">[5]</a></p>

<ul><li>Director, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bread_for_the_World" title="Bread for the World">Bread for the World</a></li><li>Director, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sojourners" title="Sojourners">Sojourners</a> <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>

<h2>Contents</h2>

<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#Resources_and_articles"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Resources and articles</span></a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#Related_Sourcewatch_articles"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related Sourcewatch articles</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#References"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li></ul>

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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2>

<ul><li><cite id="endnote_mccurryHotiBio" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#ref_mccurryHotiBio"><b>^{</b></a></cite> }<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.handsofftheinternet.com/hoti_docs/aboutus/cochairmen.shtml">Profile of McCurry on the Hands Off the Internet website</a>. Undated, accessed April 2006.</li><li>David Sirota, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0425-33.htm">"Mike McCurry & the Hostile Takeover of the Democratic Party,"</a> <i>Common Dreams</i>, April 25, 2006.</li><li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.psw-inc.com/mccurry.php">Biography</a>", <i>Public Strategies Washington</i>, Accessed December 2006.</li></ul>

<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Resources_and_articles">Resources and articles</span></h2>

<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Related_Sourcewatch_articles">Related Sourcewatch articles</span></h3>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clinton_administration" title="Clinton administration">Clinton administration</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hands_Off_the_Internet" title="Hands Off the Internet">Hands Off the Internet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Public_Strategies,_Inc." title="Public Strategies, Inc.">Public Strategies, Inc.</a></li></ul>

<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h3>

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_McCurry#cite_ref-0">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=about_us.staff#board">Directors</a>, Sojourners, accessed December 16, 2008.</span></li></ol>

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