Kelly Speakes-Backman is a nationally recognized energy executive with over 25 years of experience in energy and environmental issues. Her experience spans public, NGO, and private sectors, including most recently building a public affairs organization for Invenergy, an American-based multinational power generation development and operations company. The company develops, builds, owns, and operates power generation, transmission, and energy storage projects, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation.

Prior to this, Kelly served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. She was the first CEO of the Energy Storage Association, where she led policy, external relations, and industry leadership efforts for the organization. She is also a former commissioner of the Maryland Public Service Commission where, as an adjunct to the commission, she served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Co-Vice Chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, and member of the EPRI Energy Efficiency & Grid Modernization Public Advisory Group. Kelly has held leadership positions at United Technologies, Wärtsilä, SunEdison, and The Alliance to Save Energy.