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Kelly Bovio

Senior policy adviser, Alliance for Business Leadership

Kelly Bovio serves as Senior Policy Adviser for the Alliance for Business Leadership, bringing more than 15 years of experience in public policy, economic development and program management.

Prior to joining the Alliance, Kelly served on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC as Senior Legislative Assistant to Senators John Kerry and Fritz Hollings, and Director of Rural Development to Congressman John Olver. She specialized in health and education policy, and was instrumental in drafting Senator Kerry’s first major piece of health legislation, “The Nurse Reinvestment Act.” Kelly also drafted the initial framework of Senator Kerry’s health care plan for his presidential platform. While working for Senator Hollings and Representative Olver, both members of the Appropriations Committee, she secured millions of dollars in support for community economic development projects.

In addition to her Congressional service, Kelly also directed the Denver Student Voices Project, an Annenberg Foundation program aimed at improving high school civic education. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the School of International Service at American University.

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