Kelsey Mellette
Director, Federal Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Kelsey Mellette currently serves as Director of Federal Public Policy at United Way Worldwide. She previously held senior roles in the Biden-Harris Administration, including as Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Earlier in her career, Kelsey spent seven years in the U.S. Senate advising then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) on health, education, and labor policy. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College.
