Chris Kelly (entrepreneur)

Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly, January 2010
Born	August 18, 1970
Residence	Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Education	Georgetown University Yale University Harvard Law School
Occupation	entrepreneur, politician, lawyer
Known for	former Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Carrico; 2 children

Christopher Michael "Chris" Kelly (born August 18, 1970) is an American entrepreneur, attorney, and activist. From September 2005 to August 2009, he served as Chief Privacy Officer, first General Counsel, and Head of Global Public Policy at Facebook. As an early leader at Facebook, he helped shape it into one of the most successful businesses in history. In 2010, Kelly was a candidate in the Democratic primary for California Attorney General. Since his departure from Facebook and campaign for Attorney General, he has become a prominent investor in award-winning independent films, restaurants, and technology start-ups including Path, Loyal3, Fandor, Organizer, and rentLEVER. Kelly became a co-owner of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings in May 2013.

Kelly spent his early years in Santa Ana and San Jose, California, where he graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 1987. He earned a BA from Georgetown University in 1991, a master's degree in political theory from Yale University in 1992, and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1997.

After graduating from Georgetown and during his time at Yale, Kelly joined the staff of Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. He went on to be appointed a policy advisor for the United States Domestic Policy Council and Department of Education during the Clinton Administration. Kelly helped advanced critical domestic programs, including the successful initiative to put 100,000 new community police officers on America's streets, and the formation of AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs that engage Americans to improve education, public safety, health, and the environment.