Peter Kelly has long been active: In Democratic politics at the local, state, and national level; as a leader in the U.S. democratization organizations reaching across the World; in the World of business on a national and international level; and in the practice of law in Connecticut, New York and Washington, DC.

He has served as Treasurer and National Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and has worked extensively with the DCCC, DSCC and DGA. He has served as a senior political advisor to Presidents Carter and Clinton and Vice President Gore. Mr. Kelly was one of the architects of USA democratization foundation structure. He was a founder, director and Treasurer of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and Chairman of the Center for Democracy, a bipartisan privately funded foundation, and International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a world-wide electoral advisory organization. All organizations were based in Washington, DC.

He is a former Chairman of Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (now known as Prime Policy Group, LLC), a Washington based public affairs firm, and as Managing Director of Burson-Marsteller (Latin America), an international public relations firm. He also served as Chairman of the PBN Company, a strategic planning firm with offices in Moscow, Kiev, London, and Washington.

Among other boards, he currently serves as Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Vice Chairman of International Council of Middle East Studies. He also serves as a Trustee of Connecticut Public Broadcasting and Hartford Seminary. He is a co-founder, former Chairman and director of Malta House of Care, Inc., providing free medical care to the uninsured of central Connecticut. He previously served as Chairman of the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., the MetroHartford Chamber of Commerce and The Greater Hartford Arts Council and as a member of the board of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.

 He has received honorary doctoral degrees from Central Connecticut State University and the University of St. Joseph.