Nancy Kelley (born February 1973) is a British lawyer, policy adviser and

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advocate who served as the chief executive officer of Stonewall from May 2020 until July 2023.

Career

She holds degrees in English and literature from the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

and the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

, and a first class honours degree in law from

Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a Public university, public research university located in London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the University of London. Establ ...

. She has worked in the policy and advocacy sector since the early 2000s, and was an advocacy legal advisor at Mind, a programme director at the Children's Rights Commissioner for London, a Principal Policy Officer at

Barnardo's Barnardo's is a global charity headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. It was founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children. As of 2013, it raised and spent around £200 million each ye ...

, Head of UK and International Policy at the

British Refugee Council The Refugee Council is a UK-based organisation which works with refugees and asylum seekers. The organisation provides support and advice to refugees and asylum seekers, as well as support for other refugee and asylum seeker organisations. The ...

, Deputy Director of Policy and Research at the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a charity that conducts and funds research aimed at solving poverty in the UK. JRF's stated aim is to "inspire action and change that will create a prosperous UK without poverty." Originally called the J ...

, a civil servant with the

Department for Work and Pensions The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for welfare spending, welfare, pensions and child maintenance ...

, chief executive of Media for Development, and Deputy Chief Executive of the

National Centre for Social Research The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent social research institute in the UK. The research charity was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carryin ...

prior to her appointment as CEO of Stonewall in 2020.

Personal life

Kelley lives in east London with her civil partner and their two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Nancy 1973 births Alumni of the University of Bristol British women lawyers British LGBTQ rights activists Living people British charity and campaign group workers