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Francis J. Kelly
Managing Director & Global Coordinator, Public Affairs
Head, Government & Public Affairs – North and South America

Frank Kelly is Global Coordinator for Public Affairs as well as head of Government & Public Affairs for North and
Latin Americas. In this role, he manages and coordinates relationships with elected officials and political and
legislative bodies globally.
Additionally, he heads up the Bank’s U.S. Direct Investment Advisory Group (DIAG) providing strategic counsel to
non-US companies engaged in cross-border mergers and acquisitions requiring regulatory and political approvals.
Mr. Kelly also serves as the Bank’s Chief Political Risk Strategist advising clients on geopolitical and domestic risk
issues and their impact on markets and industry sectors.
Previously, he was Head of Communications & Public Affairs – Americas overseeing legislative and regulatory
matters, corporate and internal communications, branding and advertising and conferences and events for
Deutsche Bank in the Western Hemisphere.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Kelly held senior positions at both Charles Schwab & Co. and Merrill Lynch &
Co, Inc.
Before joining the private sector, Mr. Kelly served at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Chief
Spokesman as well as the US Department of Justice as Assistant to the Director for Policy Development.
Prior to these posts, he served in both the George H. W. Bush and, earlier, the Reagan White House where he
started as a writer for President Reagan.
Mr. Kelly is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He
serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Germany and the Atlantic Council of the
United States.
Mr. Kelly, his wife, Maura, and their two living children resides in Great Falls, Virginia.

Deutsche Bank
Global Public Affairs
Francis J. Kelly
francis.j.kelly@db.com
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