Personnel note: Alex Kelly tapped to lead Secretary of Commerce
Alex Kelly, a Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Ron DeSantis will be named Secretary of the newly renamed Department of Commerce.
Kelly’s appointment was confirmed by the Executive Office of the Governor. He has held the Deputy Chief of Staff role in the Governor’s Office since April 2021 and previously served as Chief of Staff to then-Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran.
Regarded as one of the most capable staffers in state government, Kelly served as vice president for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a school choice advocacy group founded by former Gov. Jeb Bush, before Corcoran plucked him in late 2018.
His résumé also includes stints as Chief of Staff in the Florida Departmen...
