Kelly joined Ferrero USA in January 2020 and currently serves as Vice President, Head of Institutional Affairs U.S. She handles nutrition and sustainability issues, supporting the company’s growing footprint in the United States and coordinating with Ferrero colleagues around the world. Previously, Kelly worked in the same space at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) where she helped develop the company’s policy positions on everything from marketing to children to packaging stewardship. During her time at KDP, she worked on two sets of environmental goals for the company and led stakeholder engagement on all sustainability topics. Kelly also served as chair of the Environment Committee for two consecutive terms at KDP’s lead trade association, the American Beverage Association (ABA,) where she helped set the course for the group’s programs around plastics and packaging. Kelly started her career at ABA where she worked in government affairs at the local, state and federal level and handled the association’s environmental portfolio.