Stanley Greenberg

Stanley Greenberg is the CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and has served as a polling advisor to a number of influential leaders including President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. His expertise has also been sought by leaders such as President Nelson Mandela, as well as national leaders in Israel, Europe, and Latin America.

Greenberg offers insightful analysis on political campaigns, trends in the U.S. and globally, as well as economic forecasts, leveraging his broad experience to deliver real-time insights into moments of significant change and leadership. His corporate client list includes notable companies such as Boeing and Microsoft.

His literary contributions include the New York Times best-seller "It's the Middle Class, Stupid!" co-authored with James Carville, which makes a compelling argument for centering the middle class in U.S. political and national agendas. Greenberg has also authored "Dispatches from the War Room: In the Trenches with Five Extraordinary Leaders", "The Two Americas: Our Current Political Deadlock and How to Break It", and "Middle Class Dreams", highlighting his extensive role in shaping modern progressive politics globally.

Together with Carville, he founded Democracy Corps, an organization providing strategic advice and in-depth research to progressive groups and leaders. His notable contributions in polling extend to bipartisan surveys for NPR, The LA Times, and the Bipartisan Policy Center. He also conducts polls for the Israel Project across the U.S., Europe, and the Arab world, and for campaigns such as the Nobel-prize winning campaign to ban land mines.

Greenberg's profound impact on political consulting and strategy led to his induction into the American Association of Political Consultants “Hall of Fame.” He founded his company in 1980 after teaching at Yale University, where he also received a Guggenheim Fellowship. His academic background includes a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Greenberg's career and insights continue to be highlighted in documentaries like "The War Room" and "Our Brand is Crisis."