Kimberly Svendsen has been an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Minnesota since 2007. She is a member of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the Criminal Division, where she prosecutes investment fraud, tax, and other complex financial crime cases. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Svendsen worked as an associate at Irell & Manella, LLP in Los Angeles, California.

Ms. Svendsen graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Dakota with a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. After graduation, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.