Meet Lindsey Grossman
Lindsey Grossman, an innovative leader in technology, small business growth, and public health, is running for Ulster County Legislature to advance affordable housing, economic development, and environmental protection. Lindsey brings international, national, and local leadership experience across public and private sectors and will serve her community with empathy, energy, and expertise.
Dedicated to helping small businesses and families improve their lives, Lindsey has led large-scale initiatives supporting small business growth, economic empowerment, women’s reproductive rights, and HIV prevention. With nearly 20 years of experience across the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America, Lindsey has held senior leadership roles in public policy, product management, and partnerships at Intuit, Stripe, Netflix, Wise, and Block (Square/Cash App).
Lindsey also serves as Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council Foundation’s Board of Directors. In this role, she advances efforts to help small businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups benefit from global trade. Through these experiences, she has also seen first-hand the need for effective regulation to protect consumers and our environment while supporting innovation.
Today, she runs a consultancy advising entrepreneurs on building products, entering markets, and scaling businesses. Across all her work, Lindsey builds and inspires teams to adopt borderless mindsets to channel new thinking, biases towards action and learning, and empathy in decision-making.
Lindsey is an active community leader in Ulster County, serving on the Marbletown Democratic Committee where she advances voter education and community political engagement. As part of this work, she has registered people to vote, hosted GOTV events and fundraisers with small business owners and the community, and canvassed across Ulster County, knocking on doors and talking to voters. She serves as the co-chair for the Communications Sub-Committee, a role elected by her fellow committee members. She is involved with the High Falls Civic Association, Hudson Valley entrepreneurship networks, and other community service efforts locally.
Growing up in St. Louis in a family with four generations of small business owners, Lindsey holds a BA in political science from Washington University in St. Louis. Having previously worked across the US and internationally, Lindsey and her husband are proud to call High Falls, New York home.
Lindsey has advocated for small business and entrepreneurship growth across local, national, and international stages over the last 20 years. She’s served in executive leadership roles across public policy, business, and product innovation. She has extensive experience building teams and together they have achieved better outcomes for small businesses’ success, as well as helped individuals and their families improve their financial lives.
Lindsey is active in local community efforts. She was the MC of the High Falls Pet Show in 2024, an annual event that started over 37 years ago in 1987. This popular event brings the community together by gathering pet owners and pet lovers of all ages to celebrate the special animals in their lives. She also serves on the Marbletown Democratic Committee where she advances voter education and community political engagement.
Lindsey and her husband, Joffrey, are proud to call High Falls home. They are active members of the Ulster County community especially across Marbletown, Rosendale, New Paltz, and Kingston. They love hiking, cycling, gardening, music, and art… and getting out the vote to encourage democracy in action!
