Kelly Darnell serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the American Clean Power Association and is the President of the Clean Power Institute. In her role as COO, she oversees the organization’s internal operations, which encompass board governance, conferences and events, finance, human resources, information technology, and corporate legal matters. As President, she is responsible for shaping the strategy and enhancing the financial capacity of the organization’s philanthropic initiatives.

Previously, Ms. Darnell held the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer and COO at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), where she focused on key policy areas such as health, economic policy, and energy.

Her extensive experience includes serving as the Executive Vice President and COO at The Executive Leadership Council, and COO of the United Way of the National Capital Area and for the Washington, D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, where she successfully led the Student Transportation division out of a decades long court receivership. Throughout her career as COO, she has managed internal operations, board governance, finance, development, human resources, IT, marketing and communications, and member services.