Fritz Kaegi is the Cook County Assessor. Prior to beginning his career in Cook County government, Fritz spent more than 20 years valuing assets as a mutual fund portfolio manager and analyst. In his 13 years at Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Fritz served as a financial steward, helping average families save for retirement and focusing on small companies operating around the world. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Illinois Assessment Officer designations. He is a member of the IAAO, the International Association of Assessing Officers.

Since assuming office in 2018, Fritz has brought fairness, ethics and transparency to the Cook County Assessor's Office with a vision focused on operational changes, technological upgrades, and the elimination of favoritism. Highlights of his first year in office include the public release of all assessment modeling code and data, an external audit by the IAAO, the passage of law that makes senior exemptions renew automatically, the modernization of online exemptions and appeal filings, and a new collaborative approach to property valuations to increase predictability and spur investment in Chicago and Cook County.