Kristen Grimm

Kristen is the Founder and President of Spitfire Strategies, one of the country’s leading public relations firms dedicated to working exclusively with nonprofits and foundations to create positive social change. She is a frequent and highly-rated presenter and has developed numerous resources for the field including Smart Chart 3.0, Discovering the Activation Point, Just Enough Planning Guide, and Big Ideas to Big Change. Prior to launching Spitfire, Kristen worked as a fellow at the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation to ban landmines, reform the death penalty and criminal justice systems, and reduce the threat of nuclear war. Before her fellowship, she was the president and chief operating officer of Fenton Communications, where she wrote NOW HEAR THIS: The Nine Laws of Successful Advocacy Communications, which remains a mainstay of nonprofit communications today. She won the Silver Anvil for her work on SeaWeb’s “Give Swordfish a Break” campaign, which successfully mobilized hundreds of chefs across the country to stop serving swordfish until the U.S. government adopted a sustainable fisheries management plan.She serves on the boards of Grist Magazine, National Academy for State Health Policy and Alaska Wilderness League. Kristen has a B.A. from Smith College. She is a member of the 2014 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.