Barbara J. Kelley

Barbara J. Kelley has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2016 and is the chair of the Environmental, Social and Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Kelley has practiced law for more than 30 years and is a member of the Colorado Bar.

From November, 2009 through May, 2015, Barbara was the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, one of 19 principal departments in Colorado State Government. In that position, she was responsible for the leadership, management and administration of 9 mission specific divisions, including: Banking, Civil Rights, Office of Consumer Counsel, Financial Services, Insurance, Public Utilities Commission, Professions and Occupations and Securities. Previously, she was a Partner at Kamlet Reichert LLP, Denver, Colorado. Her practice has encompassed primarily corporate and financing transactions, commercial banking, commercial real estate, as well as general commercial and business matters. She also lead the firm’s secured transactions practice area.

Prior to Kamlet, Barbara worked with a variety of companies including Morrison & Foerster, Sherman & Howard, and Tate, Kelley & Tate, as well as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado and the Federal Action Agency. She is a member of the Attorney Regulation Committee, and a former chair of the Denver Planning Board.

Ms. Kelley earned her bachelor’s and law degrees from Indiana University in Bloomington.