William S. (Bill) Kelly
Co-Founder
A co-founder of The Kelly Group in 1997, Bill worked in accounting, tax and financial planning for more than 30 years, continuously expanding his knowledge and diversifying his expertise. The Harford County native became a certified public accountant in 1975 and a Certified Financial Planner professional™ in 1998. Over the course of his career, Bill was the controller of a publicly held bank corporation and chief financial officer for a large real estate-focused group of privately held companies. In 1993, he established his own diversified financial services firm before co-founding The Kelly Group with nephew Bryan Kelly four years later. He tirelessly devoted himself to building the success of the firm before retiring from The Kelly Group in 2016.
Bill has continued to take an active role in his community. He presently serves as a member of the Economic Community Development Commission for the Town of Bel Air, and is Treasurer of the Greater Bel Air Community Foundation. Bill and his wife Lois live in Bel Air, Maryland. They love to travel and spend lots of family time with their daughter Audra, son-in-law, David and two grandchildren, Luke and Will.