Grant McLaughlin

Grant McLaughlin, a Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President, is a leader in the firm’s Human Capital, Learning and Communications Center of Excellence, where he delivers strategic communications service offerings across a broad set of public, private and nonprofit clients. With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. McLaughlin helps organizations move through change as a result of a transformation, modernization, or launch/implementation of a new service offering. He has extensive experience in establishing, fostering, and maintaining multi-sector relationships among stakeholders, as well as developing targeted messaging for strategic communications, organizational communications, social marketing, social media and risk communications, and outreach strategies to key stakeholders. Throughout his career, Mr. McLaughlin has supported numerous public sector agencies across the civil and defense markets including the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department Labor, the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Homeland Security, and the US Navy. He also consults to private sector and nonprofit organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Oceans Conservancy. Mr. McLaughlin is a board member of the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Region; a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and a life-time member of International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) and served on the board of the organization. Mr. McLaughlin has earned certificates in: Certificate in Public Participation, the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate from PROSCI, PROSCI Change Management Learning Institute Certificate in Focus Group Moderation, RIVA Certificate in Environmental Management and Sustainability, The George Washington University Certificate in Leadership in the 21st Century, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Certificate in Measurement and Evaluation, Certificate in Organizational Development and Certificate in Change Management Advanced Practitioner (CMAP), Georgetown University Certificate in Strategic Marketing in Today’s Media World, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management He holds a B.A. degree in communications from Bethany College, and an M.A. in political management from The George Washington University.