Brad Fitch is the co-founder and CEO of Knowlegis. Fitch has spent 20 years in Washington as a journalist, congressional aide, consultant, college instructor, and writer/researcher.

After working as a radio and television reporter in the mid-1980's, Fitch began working on Capitol Hill in 1988. During his 13 years on Capitol Hill, he served in a variety of positions for four Members of Congress including: press secretary and legislative director for a House member, campaign manager for a House member, communications director for a House committee, communications director for a U.S. Senator, and chief of staff for a freshman House member.

Fitch left working in Congress in 2001 to become Deputy Director of the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that advises congressional offices on how to improve operations. As the Deputy Director of CMF, he served as a management consultant for Members of Congress, offering confidential guidance, conducting staff training programs, and writing publications on enhancing the performance of individual congressional offices and the institution.

In 2005, Fitch managed CMF's "Communicating with Congress" project and co-authored the project's first report, How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy.  He served as editor of Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide for the 108th and 109th Congress editions.  He also authored the chapter “Best Practices in Online Advocacy for Associations, Nonprofits, and Corporations,” part of the Routledge Handbook of Political Management.  And he authored Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress, (TheCapitol.Net), a 340-page guide for public relations professionals in the public affairs community.  Fitch is also a contributor to K Street Café, a blog on successful advocacy and lobbying practices.  He is currently working on his next book The Citizen’s Handbook for Influencing Elected Officials (publication date:  June 2009).

Fitch is an adjunct Associate Professor at American University's School of Communication. He received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University and his M.A. degree in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University.