Kristen Grimm

As the founder and president of Spitfire Strategies, Kristen Grimm has extensive experience conceiving, implementing and managing smart programs that create lasting social change. She has helped hundreds of nonprofits and foundations develop winning communication and campaign strategies to spur action around some of today’s most pressing problems. Grimm has reformed, reframed and re-imagined critical issues, ranging from restoring the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill and protecting Americans’ online privacy rights to making sure all kids have access to a good education, nutritious food and quality health care. Grimm enjoys teaching others the tricks of her trade, helping them reach those ah-ha moments that put oomph in their communication and campaign efforts.