Peter Kelley

Peter Kelley has designed and executed successful campaigns for cleantech companies and leading nonprofits for over 30 years. He was Vice President for Public Affairs for nearly eight years at the American Wind Energy Association, now American Clean Power, branding wind energy as “red-white-and-blue, not just green.”

Peter was a founding member of RenewComm, growing the firm to an in-person agency in Washington, D.C., plus a network of senior consultants. 

He led communications for the League of Conservation Voters, National Environmental Trust (now part of Pew Charitable Trusts), and American Rivers. At Fenton Communications he led the PR firm in media placements. He helped create the category of non-profit news services as original director of the National Security News Service and Natural Resources News Service.

As a journalist he covered national politics for Newhouse Newspapers, won awards for investigative reporting at the state capital daily in Pennsylvania, and reported for a newspaper chain in Michigan. He was a Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow, taught at American University, and was communications coach for University of Maryland’s winning international Solar Decathlon team. Peter holds a Bachelor’s in Government from Harvard University. He enjoys hiking and backcountry skiing, and occasionally rescues stray cats.