Biography
Kimberley Fritts doesn’t just navigate Washington’s power corridors – she reconstructs them. As founder and CEO of Cogent, a certified woman-owned, bipartisan strategic advisory firm, she’s built a reputation for transforming political landmines into strategic advantages. Her razor-sharp political instincts, ability to see around corners and prescient ability to decode Washington’s chess moves have made her a trusted counselor to Fortune 500 executives and nonprofit leaders alike.
In the high-stakes arena of D.C. politics, Fritts operates with surgical precision and unshakeable resolve. Her campaign-forged methodology doesn’t just solve crises – it anticipates and neutralizes them before they surface which has earned her recognition as one of Washingtonian’s “Most Powerful Women in Washington.”
With almost three decades of experience in public affairs and politics at the state and national level, Kimberley’s hands-on leadership style and sophisticated grasp of power dynamics and relentless execution have made her a permanent fixture on The Hill’s “Top Lobbyists” list and earned her the Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” recognition. Her intuition and strategic foresight help, emerging businesses, family offices, foundations, and nonprofits anticipate shifts in the political landscape long before they materialize, enabling them to navigate regulatory changes, reputation management challenges, and market disruptions before they impact their mission or bottom line.
At Cogent, she has built and scaled an integrated public affairs model that doesn’t just build influence – it creates leverage points across every channel and platform that matter. Her commitment to strategic excellence and relationship-building, coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of Washington’s political structure, has redefined what is possible in public affairs. In a city where power is currency, Fritts has mastered the art of turning political complexity into strategic opportunity, making her the ultimate ally for organizations to command rather than merely compete in Washington’s arena.