Kelly J. Brough is the president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the Chamber, she served as chief of staff for the City and County of Denver and Mayor John Hickenlooper, overseeing a general fund of $857 million. Brough also served as deputy chief of staff and director of the Denver Office of Accountability and Reform, and was the first female director of human resources for the city of Denver. Brough currently serves on the boards of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, VISIT DENVER, the Denver Public Schools Foundation, and the corporate board of Delta Dental. She also serves as a member of the Women’s Forum and The Chamber 100 with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She earned her MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver and a bachelor’s in sociology and criminal justice from Montana State University.