Kelly is the Global Public Policy Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and is part of the Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) team. Prior to RDR she worked at a lobbying firm that focused on information technology policy, where she served as a research and policy associate. Her past internships also include working as a public policy intern at the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress and working in the Public Affairs office of the U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman. She holds a B.A in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia, where she mainly focused on Europe and the MENA region, studying global issues of security and justice, terrorism and political violence, and U.S. foreign policy.