Keely Wachs

Keely Wachs has extensive work experience in marketing, communications, and leadership roles. In 2022, they joined ProducePay as the Senior Vice President of Marketing. Prior to that, they co-founded Goal Five in 2015 and served as the Co-Founder and CEO until 2018, leading a disruptive soccer apparel brand for women. At Full Harvest in 2020, they were the Head of Marketing. Keely also held the position of VP of Marketing, Communications, and Impact at Zume Inc. from 2019 to 2020. From 2013 to 2019, they worked at Clif Bar & Company as the Director of Corporate Affairs. Before that, they served as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at BrightSource Energy, Inc. from 2008 to 2013. Keely began their career at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in 2006 as the Media Director and Environmental Communications specialist. Keely also worked at Blanc and Otus, A Hill and Knowlton Company, where they developed a cleantech PR agency sub-practice and managed client accounts for leading technology companies. Keely started their career as a Latin American Customer Business Analyst at Intel in 1999.

Keely Wachs holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Keely also earned a Master of Arts degree in International Economics and Environmental Policy from the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS). In addition to their degrees, Wachs studied International Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.