Alex Kellner
Partner
Alex Kellner is a Partner at BPI, where he leads the agency’s electoral practice and many of its biggest public affairs and cause-driven campaigns. He is a trusted advisor to some of the world’s best-known brands, philanthropies, and advocacy groups on how to drive government action.
Alex advises national political campaigns for brands, causes, and candidates, including multiple presidential campaigns, on how to tell their story, identify who is persuadable, win elections, and drive change in DC and capitals across the country. He specializes in crafting messaging for voters in battleground states, Agenda Setters at the federal and state levels, business elites, and activists. He has overseen the largest Democratic marketing efforts over the past two decades, totaling over half a billion dollars in political spend on behalf of multiple presidential campaigns, Priorities USA, House Majority PAC, NextGen America, Unite the Country, and numerous candidates for office.
Outside of electoral politics, Alex advised the climate movement’s effort to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the Gates Foundation’s campaign to increase international funding for global health, and major technology brands how to communicate with government stakeholders.
Prior to joining BPI, Alex served as Digital Director for Gov. Terry McAuliffe's 2013 gubernatorial campaign and Sen. Claire McCaskill's 2012 Senate campaign. In less than two years, he managed online fundraising programs that netted $7.5 million collectively, ran cutting edge online organizing efforts, and oversaw multi-million dollar online advertising campaigns. Before hitting the campaign trail, Alex spent several years at Blue State Digital where he developed and executed content, outreach, and social networking strategies for clients such as USA World Cup Bid Committee, Autism Speaks, The Communications Workers of America, United Way, and more.
Kellner holds a Master’s degree in Political Management and a Bachelor's in Political Communications from The George Washington University, where he also served as an adjunct professor in Digital Strategy.