Carla Kelly serves as SVP, Client Partnerships at NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships. 

In this role, Carla leads the Client Advocacy – Multicultural team, playing an integral part in the development of NBCUniversal’s multicultural and inclusive sales strategy.  She works with clients and agency partners to help leverage the power of diverse and inclusive audiences as a growth engine for the future.  

Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Carla spent over 25 years in consumer marketing and strategy, where she helped deliver profitable growth for global consumer product businesses. Carla worked at Colgate Palmolive, Nabisco Foods, Nestle Foods, and Andersen Consulting.  

Carla is an active participant in NBCUniversal’s and the larger industry’s Hispanic and Multicultural initiatives. She manages the division’s partnership for ANA/AIMM, where she serves as Co-Chair for their Influence, Impact & Communications Track as well as helps manage the development of their Cultural Insights Impact Measure (CIMM). In addition, Carla champions the NBCUniversal and Ad Council partnership as well as the division’s Empowerment & Inclusion Council, while serving as a mentor for several team members. 

Carla received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.