Kimberly Hill Knott is originally from Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from Temple University.

Kimberly currently serves as the founder and president of the Christian Political Leadership Institute, a faith-based political leadership organization she founded. She also serves as the president and CEO of Future Insight Consulting, LLC, a Detroit-based consulting firm. She previously served as chair of the climate action subcommittee of the Detroit Green Task Force, as a climate adaptation adviser to the University of Notre Dame, and as the director of policy at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice. Kimberly began her career as a Congressional Aide to U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr..

Kimberly previously ran for U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th Congressional District in 2018 but did not win.