INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. INFORMED DECISIONS.
Insight. Execution. Results.
Grand Central Consulting provides customized research and strategic counsel to political campaigns, corporations, nonprofit organizations, law firms, and other clients confronting complex situations. We uncover, verify, and analyze the information clients need to understand the landscape, assess risk, hold opponents and competitors accountable, and make informed decisions.
WHAT WE DO
Research built around the question at hand.
Grand Central Consulting develops customized research programs designed to uncover, verify, and analyze the information clients need to win. Our work combines extensive public records and online research with archival sources, specialized databases, and on-the-ground research to identify facts, connections, risks, and opportunities that others may overlook.
Opposition & Competitive Research
Comprehensive research into individuals, businesses, organizations, and competitors, providing clients with the facts and context they need to understand—and hold accountable—those on the other side.
Due Diligence & Vulnerability Assessments
Critical examinations of individuals, companies, and organizations designed to identify potential liabilities, conflicts, vulnerabilities, and other issues before they become problems.
Public Records & Investigative Research
Targeted research using government and court records, regulatory filings, business and property records, legislative histories, media archives, public records requests, and other primary sources.
Rapid Response Research
Time sensitive research for clients confronting fast-moving situations, providing well-sourced facts and analysis when answers are needed quickly.
OUR APPROACH
Follow the evidence. Understand the implications.
Every engagement begins with a research plan tailored to the client’s objectives. We combine sophisticated online research with public records collection, archival sources, specialized databases, and on-the-ground research to develop a thorough and well-documented record.
Comprehensive Methodology
We draw from a wide range of sources and research methods to uncover information, verify facts, and develop a complete picture of the subjects and issues at hand.
Tailored Research
Every research program is designed around the client’s specific needs, objectives, and circumstances rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Confidential & Discreet
We understand the sensitivity of our work and handle every engagement with discretion and confidentiality.
Analysis & Counsel
We don’t simply collect information. We analyze our findings, identify what matters, and help clients understand how the information can be used to advance their objectives.
WHO WE ARE
Research informed
by experience.
Founded in 2010 by research and communications strategist Adam Herbsman, Grand Central Consulting serves political campaigns, corporations, nonprofit organizations, law firms, real estate interests, and other clients across the United States.
Adam brings over two decades of experience in strategic research and communications to the table. Over the course of his career, he has conducted research for political candidates and organizations at all levels of government and worked with private-sector and nonprofit clients across a wide range of industries and issues.
Grand Central’s work is grounded in rigorous research, careful analysis, and a commitment to providing clients with information they can use.
WHY THIS MATTERS
What you don’t know can make the difference.
Important decisions are rarely made with perfect information. The facts that change an outcome are often buried in public records, court filings, business histories, past statements, relationships, or other sources that require time and experience to uncover.
Grand Central Consulting helps clients find those facts, understand what they mean, and put them to work. Whether the objective is winning a campaign, evaluating an opportunity, assessing a potential partner, or holding an opponent accountable, knowing more matters.
LET’S TALK
Clarity begins with the right questions.
If you have a research need, a difficult question that demands answers, or a situation where knowing more could make the difference, let’s talk.
Discuss a Research Project