Marilyn Kelly

Marilyn Kelly was Vice President – Procurement at Kronos Foods, Inc., in Chicago and Glendale Heights, Illinois (now known as Grecian Delight | Kronos). She oversaw purchasing for multiple US divisions from 2004 to 2021. Previously Marilyn was the CEO of Kelly Flour Company, a family firm founded by her grandfather in 1919, which she joined in 1979 and purchased in 1983. Marilyn managed all company operations, including manufacturing, distribution, finance and purchasing and supervised the company’s marketing and sales activities. She sold the company in 2002.

Marilyn is a member of the Chicago Network and a founding member of the Illinois Women’s Forum. She has served on the Boards of Victory Gardens Theater, the Gene Siskel Film Center, The House Theater, the Committee of 200, the Chicago Network and the American Heart Association of Greater Metropolitan Chicago. She has also been a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, Northwestern University Associates and the Council of 100 at Northwestern University.
Marilyn graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and has an M.A. in Film from Northwestern University.