Thomas J. Kelly

Thomas J. Kelly joined the Power Authority in February 2006 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He was appointed Chief of Staff, in addition, in September 2007.

Mr. Kelly has extensive knowledge of state and federal environmental laws, municipal finance, labor relations and corporate law. He previously served as president of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC).

During Mr. Kelly’s tenure, the EFC became one of the largest revenue bond issuers in the country for environmental projects protecting public health. This included working with local and state governments and private enterprise to finance projects engaged in air-pollution control, drinking-water and wastewater treatment and solid- and hazardous-waste disposal. He initiated a major refunding by EFC that resulted in savings of more than $140 million for municipal borrowers.

Before joining the EFC, Kelly operated his own law firm in Brewster, N.Y., along with representing the village as its municipal attorney. He also served as assistant counsel to then-State Sen. George Pataki and to State Sen. Vincent Liebell.

Kelly graduated from Pace University School of Law in 1989 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the State University of New York at Buffalo.