D. Lynn Kelley, PhD

Lynn Kelley is the author of the book Change Questions, with John Shook. She has spent her career successfully implementing large-scale change at two Fortune 200 companies.

Lynn joined Brothers Harriman Capital Partners in 2018 as a senior advisor and is actively involved in sourcing, investment evaluation and providing post-investment value-added oversight to portfolio companies.   She also serves on various Boards of Directors.

Lynn was employed at Union Pacific Railroad from 2010-2018 as senior vice president, Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement.  She was also the executive co-owner of the company’s Innovation program.   She reported to the chairman and CEO and was a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Prior to joining Union Pacific, Lynn was was vice president of Operational Excellence at Textron and served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.  She was responsible for Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain, Procurement and Corporate Six Sigma/Quality Councils across all business units, which include Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter.  Lynn had several international assignments, where she was based in France and South Africa, and was responsible for activities at facilities in Australia, Switzerland, France, Germany and South Africa.

Lynn was previously a professor and department chair where she taught statistics and research courses in both the US and China.  Prior to becoming a professor, Lynn held the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer of Doctors Hospital in Detroit.

Lynn holds a PhD from Wayne State University in Evaluation and Research, an M.B.A. and a bachelor's degree in business management.