Kelly Doran is the founder of Doran Companies, and one of the most prolific developers in the Upper Midwest. One of three partners at Doran Companies, Kelly has used his more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate to firmly establish Doran Companies as a trend-setting developer in the region. He has been named “Most Admired CEO” by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal and “Executive of the Year” by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal, in addition to being selected as a member of the Minnesota Shopping Center Hall of Fame, the Business Journals’ National Influencers List in Commercial Real Estate and Twin Cities Business’ Hall of Fame.

Kelly received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and his MBA from what is now the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.