
He is an industry conference speaker on executive talent trends and a reviewer of the "Wealth Creator’s Playbook: A Guide to Maximizing Your Return on Life and Money," by John Christianson. Kelly has been interviewed by major publications including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and SiriusXM. Before that, he was general manager and VP for a large public manufacturing company, held various management roles at Gemini Management Consulting, and spent six years in enterprise sales with IBM Corporation. Prior to executive search, Kelly was a partner at the Center for Corporate Innovation (CCI), a nationwide CEO development, strategy, and networking organization sponsored by McKinsey & Co, focused on the technology and healthcare & pharmaceutical sectors.Įarlier, Kelly was chief marketing officer and co-founder of a nationwide management consulting firm. He co-founded the Marketing, Sales & Strategy Officers Practice while leading many global account relationships in the broad technology sector.īefore joining Heidrick & Struggles, Kelly was a managing partner with a leading boutique retained executive search firm in Silicon Valley, where he conducted board, CEO, and senior-level searches for a range of companies in the technology sector. Kelly specializes in senior go-to-market leadership roles including board, CEO, COO, president, CRO, WW sales, customer success, sales operations, vertical leaders, segment leaders, pre-sales, channel sales, sales strategy, business development, as well as regional leaders for EMEA, APJ, and LATAM.
