Ben Kelly is a communications expert with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing strategic communications, issues management, and public affairs campaigns. His extensive background is concentrated in state and local government settings in Colorado. Ben's expertise lies in the intersection of business and politics, with a concentration on economic development, transportation, public finance, land use, and housing development. He has contributed with corporate clients and public sector entities, political campaigns, issue advocacy organizations, public agencies, and elected officials.

Ben's experience extends to public opinion research projects for private and public sector clients. He has worked on primary media relations officer roles, and his writing experience includes articles for Urban Land Magazine and Notre Dame Magazine, as well as op-ed pieces on behalf of clients and elected officials.

Ben holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature/Letters from the University of Notre Dame. He also pursued Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master's degree in English Language and Literature/Letters from the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Boulder, respectively.

Apart from his career achievements, Ben has owned a Christmas tree lot, worked on a trail reconstruction crew in the remote San Juan National Forest, taught Composition & Literature to freshmen at CU-Boulder, and once worked as a driver and guide for author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest).

Organizations Ben has worked with include Communications Consulting, Strategies 360 - Colorado, The Kenney Group, and Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.