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Robert C. Kelly
Highlights
- Member of The Balance's Financial Review Board
- More than three decades of experience as a corporate executive
- Raised more than $4.5 billion in capital from investors and commercial banks
- Has a doctorate in economics from Harvard University
- Executive Professor at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University
Experience
Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, has been an energy industry executive for over 30 years and a leader in the development of wind and solar energy technologies as well as the lead developer on numerous natural gas projects—most recently serving as chair of Mexico Pacific Limited, LLC a large scale LNG on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
He was a founding member of DKRW Energy LLC where he co-led the development of over 900 megawatts of wind energy and, while a senior executive at a major energy company in the late 1990s, founded the wind company that became GE Wind Energy. In a joint venture with Amoco, he formed a solar company that became an integral part of BP Solar.
Robert's investment experience includes being the commercial lead or co-lead on raising more than $4.5 billion in capital from private equity investors, strategic investors, and commercial banks for energy projects he developed or co-developed.
Education
- Bachelor's in nuclear engineering from the U.S. Military Academy West Point
- MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School
- Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University
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Consumer Spending Increases 3.3% in Q4 2021
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China's Plan to Replace the U.S. Dollar With the Yuan
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Biden's Plans to Restore the Economy
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How Overspending in 2006 Contributed to the Recession
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What Is the Current U.S. Trade Deficit?
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US Inflation Rate by Year: 1929-2023
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How Goverment Bail-Ins Save Institutions
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Jobs Report and the Monthly Employment Growth Statistics
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U.S. Economic Outlook for 2022 and Beyond