Kelly Donohue

Ms. Donohue is an experienced attorney with 20+ years of tech-related legal and policy expertise and a proven track record of creating and executing complex strategies to drive positive regulatory change across multiple industries. As Global Head of Network Infrastructure Policy at Meta, Ms. Donohue leads network infra policy efforts for one of the biggest developers and users of subsea cables in the world.  Ms. Donohue is a passionate advocate for regulatory subsea best practices,  engaging globally with policymakers, trade associations, think tanks, NGOs, and development banks on subsea cable policy, to educate and advocate for meaningful positive change. She is a leading member of the newly established International Connectivity Coalition, whose mission is to advocate for regulatory reform that will attract and enable subsea cable investments in the United States.  Most recently, Ms. Donohue was appointed to the ITU’s International Advisory body for Submarine Cable Resilience.

Prior to joining Meta, Kelly was a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP.  Before that, she worked for several years at the Federal Communications Commission. Ms. Donohue earned her law degree at Duke University School of Law.