Joseph Kelley

Joe Kelley is vice president, government affairs for Eli Lilly and Company, where he serves as the head of Lilly's Washington office and is responsible for Lilly's federal, state, and international government affairs activities. He has been an active member of LLS's National Capital chapter, where he served on the Executive Committee, and co-chairs the chapter's highly successful Annual Leukemia Ball. Kelley has been responsible for raising significant funds for this very successful event. He established the Virginia Sheldon Jerome Foundation in memory of his wife, who he lost to AML in 2002. Kelley has also assisted with LLS's government affairs activities to help secure funding for blood cancer research. Kelley joined the National Board in 2009 and serves on the Public Policy and Board Development committees. Term ends: 2015.