Former President George W. Bush, Former President Bill Clinton, and Fulcrum Macro Founder Frank Kelly
Leveraging more than 30 years as a senior Wall Street executive with extensive geopolitical experience at three leading global financial firms, Frank founded Fulcrum to offer clients the opportunity to not only understand political risk but how to succeed in these challenging settings.
We seek to build long, deep relationships around the world, helping execute profitably in an ever-challenging world environment.
Frank Kelly
Founder & Managing Partner
Having worked as a senior executive on Wall Street as well as having served in senior government roles, Frank brings extensive global experience and insight into the public policy decision-making process and its impact on global markets.
Frank began his career as a writer for President Ronald Reagan and went on to serve in the White House Office of Political Affairs. He served as a writer for President George H.W. Bush and then served at the Justice Department in the Office of Policy Development, focusing on national security and international issues. From there, Frank went to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, being appointed Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Spokesman for the Commission as well as a member of the SEC Senior Staff.
He then joined Merrill Lynch Investment Banking in New York serving as Chief of Staff and Global Head of Marketing for Investment Banking, Sales & Trading. Frank was also a member of the German/Swiss/Austria country coverage team and was involved in numerous large cross-border deals. He returned to Washington, DC to establish Charles Schwab & Co.’s first Global Government & Regulatory Affairs operation. He served as both the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs and the firm’s first Chief Political Strategist.
Frank joined Deutsche Bank in 2003 as the Bank’s first Head of Government Affairs and then later, as Global Coordinator for Government & Public Affairs. He was also the Bank’s first Chief Political Strategist. In this role, he advised the Bank’s top institutional clients globally on US and geopolitical issues. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, establishing and heading up the Bank’s Direct Investment Advisory Group (DIAG). Frank and his team advised corporates on sensitive national and economic security-related mergers and acquisitions, seeking approvals from the US Committee for Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).
Frank is also a Senior Advisor to The Scowcroft Group, a global business advisory firm with an emphasis on emerging markets. It supports clients at every business development stage, including political risk analysis, strategic planning, risk management, market development, and ongoing operations. The firm also supports clients in the investment community, providing leading-edge analysis of market impact events and trends.
Frank is an adjunct professor at The Catholic University School of Business, teaching coursework on Business Intelligence and Risk Assessment. He is also a Senior Associate with the Americas Program at the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS) in Washington, where he focuses on Latin American politics, economics, and trade.
Frank has served on corporate boards and not-for-profit boards. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of is the Board Secretary of CODESPA America, an organization dedicated to helping those living in extreme poverty become self-reliant through access to dignified and sustainable work. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Jerome Lejeune Foundation of America, which is dedicated to advocating for people with Downs Syndrome.
Frank is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the American Council on Germany, and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. He resides outside Washington DC in Great Falls, Virginia, with his wife, Maura, on their working farm, Open Door Farm.
Ann Marie Hauser
Senior Advisor
Ann Marie Hauser is a strategic political, corporate, and foreign policy advisor with tenure in Senate leadership, multiple presidential administrations, and a top 5 global bank. Most recently she was vice president of public affairs at the foreign policy think tank, Hudson Institute.
Ms. Hauser previously served as the deputy staff director of the Senate Republican Conference chaired by Sen. John Thune (R-SD). In this role, she oversaw the national communications strategy for Senate Republicans and provided daily messaging guidance for Senator Thune. She also managed the day-to-day operations of a 15-person leadership office staff responsible for developing messaging and helping Republican senators communicate their priorities directly to the American people via multiple platforms: television, radio, digital media, video production, and graphic design. After gaining the majority in 2014, she led the effort in the new congress to update the Senate Republican brand to reach audiences with innovative videos and modernized graphic design, employing multiple popular social media tools.
Before returning to the Senate, she briefly handled public affairs strategy for the financial regulatory consulting firm Patomak Global Partners, led by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins. Prior to that, she served as managing vice president at JDA Frontline, where she was frequently asked to present on panels related to the role of women in politics and how to reach women voters, including: American-Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference; Republican State Leadership Committee; and the Republican Lieutenant Governor’s Association.
In 2011, she served as communications director for Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s presidential bid. Prior to that she was in New York City as a vice president of corporate communications at JPMorgan Chase. Her previous government service includes: communications director for Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE); director of public affairs at the US Department of Commerce for Sec. Gutierrez; and spokesperson for international affairs at the US Department of Treasury in the George W. Bush administration. She has been a member of the American Council on Germany since 2007 and has participated in study tours with the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
Ms. Hauser holds a BA from Texas A&M University in speech communications and journalism and a master’s in international policy from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. She began her career as a copyeditor in Mexico City, Mexico, on an English-language daily newspaper, The News.