Beatrice Kelly

Beatrice Kelly is Senior Vice President and Director of Community Development Banking for Comerica Bank. In her role, Kelly oversees the establishment of key Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending and investments strategies across the bank’s footprint to ensure access to capital for vulnerable communities and businesses. She is also responsible for the sales and strategy for the Small Business Administration (SBA) division.

An experienced veteran of the financial services industry, Kelly rejoined Comerica in October 2020 following a nine-year tenure at Fifth Third Bank. There she served as Operations Director for Fifth Third’s Community and Economic Development group where she handled key stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and oversite of the bank’s nearly $20 million in philanthropy across its 10-state footprint. She drove awareness and sustainable investments to achieve Fifth Third’s $32 billion, five-year Community Commitment. Kelly also served in roles including Business Banking and CRA lending and investments.

Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Davenport University (Troy, Mich.) and master’s degree in management from Walsh College (Troy, Mich.). She is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate Banking program at the University of Pennsylvania. Kelly remains active in the community and continues to ensure financial inclusion for low- to moderate-income families and communities through her involvement in multiple financial services organizations. She currently serves on the advisory board of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders and Junior Achievement of Dallas. She also serves as the president emeritus of Urban Financial Services Coalition Detroit Chapter, a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.