Kelly Speakes-Backman leads public affairs activities, including government relations and corporate brand, 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 has spent over 20 years working in energy and environmental issues in the public, NGO, and private sectors. She is a nationally recognized thought leader in the renewable energy industry and 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 NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, and member of the EPRI Energy Efficiency & Grid Modernization Public Advisory Group. Kelly also previously held leadership positions at United Technologies, Wärtsilä, SunEdison, and The Alliance to Save Energy.