Background
Kelly, Janet Langford was born on November 27, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Kelly, Janet Langford was born on November 27, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Grinnell College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1983). Clerk, Judge James J. Hunter, III, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983-1984. Corporate.
Law clerk to Honorary James J. Hunter III United States Court Appeals (3rd circuit), 1983-1984. Partner Sidley & Austin LLP, Chicago, 1984-1989. Senior vice president, secretary, general counsel Sara Lee Corporation, 1995-1999.
Executive vice president corporation development, general counsel, secretary Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1999—2001, executive vice president corporation development & administration, general counsel, secretary, 2001—2006. Deputy general counsel ConocoPhillips, Houston, 2006—2007, senior vice president legal, general counsel, corporation secretary, since 2007.
Senior editor Yale Law Journal, 1983.
Board directors American Arbitration Association, Constitutional Rights Foundation. Member advisory board Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation. Member of American Bar Association.
Married John Kelly; children: Jack, Kate.