Ex-Clinton adviser Declan Kelly consulting on Boeing CEO search: ‘Doesn’t know planes, but he knows disasters’

Former Hillary Clinton adviser Declan Kelly has been quietly helping troubled manufacturer Boeing as the company faces a slew of safety concerns, The Post has learned.

Kelly — who resigned from his consulting firm Teneo in 2021, after accusations of inappropriately touching six employees at a charity event — had been advising former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on his communications strategy for the last two years, sources told The Post. 

Now Kelly is working with the Boeing board of directors to find Calhoun’s replacement.

Sources said they are baffled by that decision.

“The many major issues Boeing experienced since 2020 on Calhoun’s watch forced him to resign effective at the end of 2024,” one Boeing insider told The Post. “That the person who helped him in that role would help find his successor is madness.”

“Boeing already has trust issues — people are afraid to get on Boeing planes,” said another source who has known and worked with Kelly for years. “It’s the worst thing they could do.”