Executive Director
UsAgainstAlzheimer's
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Kelly O’Brien is the Executive Director of the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Brain Health Partnership, a comprehensive initiative to promote healthy aging and brain health. In this role, she is the strategic lead and director of the team implementing the early intervention and brain health program. Before joining UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Kelly was a founding Executive Director of The Kennedy Forum Illinois, a mental health initiative led nationally by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy. Her service history includes leadership positions in the public, nonprofit and private sectors, including CEO of the social impact consultancy Ideaction Corps, public health advisor to Senator Richard Durbin, Senior Legislative Health Aide to Congressman Jerry Kleczka, Director of Government Affairs for Partnership for Prevention, Associate Executive Director for the American Public Health Association, Congressional Liaison for the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice President at Wilhelm & Conlon Public Strategies, Executive Director of Girls on the Run Chicago, VP of Corporate Partnerships and Marketing at United Way of Metro Chicago. She has an MPA in policy analysis from the George Washington University School of Business. Kelly is a certified health and well-being coach (Wellcoaches), personal trainer (NASM), and meditation teacher. She has completed more than100 endurance events across the globe.
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET