Kelly Speakes-Backman

Kelly Speakes-Backman is a nationally recognized thought leader in the clean energy industry and leads Invenergy’s communications, government affairs and marketing activities. Most recently, she served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy. A ‘Day 1’ appointee of the Biden Administration, she led the Office’s $3.2 billion portfolio of renewable power, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation. Kelly has also served as the first CEO of the Energy Storage Association and as a former Commissioner of the Maryland Public Service Commission. She has spent 25 years working on energy and environmental issues in the public, NGO and private sectors.