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.