About Lori McGrogan

Lori McGrogan is a senior strategist, crisis manager and communicator with a proven track record of providing outstanding results for her clients.  She has over two decades of experience providing creative strategic counsel to elected officials, political candidates, non-profit organizations and corporations.

From 2011 to 2015, Ms. McGrogan served as  Senior Adviser to the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America where she managed all activities connected to the Office of the Chairman and advised the organization on critical issues including budgeting, operations, talent recruitment/retention and internal/external communications.  

Prior to MPAA, Lori served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Chris Dodd during major landmark legislative overhauls in health care and financial reform in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Earlier, Lori founded and ran a successful communications and research consulting firm, where she developed strategy and messaging for national and statewide political candidates, non-profits,  issue advocacy organizations and Fortune 500 companies.

She served as National Research Director for Bill Bradley for President, Joe Lieberman for President and Joe Lieberman’s historic Vice Presidential race in 2000. She began her career producing political advertisements with some of the nation’s most prominent political consulting firms. 

Lori holds a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University.   She was lucky to be born and raised in New Jersey.  She currently lives in Washington DC with her husband, Vin Fusco, and their sweet cats.