Cory Fritz leads the trade and national security practice within the public affairs group advising clients who are navigating political, regulatory and legal scrutiny related to cross-border matters.

As a member of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s senior staff, he played a key role in shaping policy, strategy and messaging on issues including sanctions, international law, export and licensing policy for munitions, technology, and dual-use technology, and foreign investment.

Cory also served as a spokesman for Speaker of the House John Boehner, where he led messaging and coalition-building efforts for the Speaker on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trade matters, and worked daily with leading national reporters, editors and broadcast producers.

Cory earned a BS in journalism with honors from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.