Keily Blair
Keily Blair | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 or 1983 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Legal professional, corporate leader |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | CEO of OnlyFans |
Keily Blair (born 1982 or 1983) is an Irish legal professional and corporate leader, who currently holds the position of CEO at OnlyFans.
Early life and education
Originating from Dublin, Ireland, Keily Blair attended a private Catholic girls' school during her early years. After spending time in the United States with an aunt enrolled at Oxford Brookes University, she gained admission to Oxford Brookes via clearing to study Law and Politics. In 2000, she moved to Oxford, England, to undertake a B.A. degree in law and politics.
Career
Blair’s career began in English legal firms after completing her legal training. By 2004, she had secured a training contract at the Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, officially joining them in 2005. Her professional journey later included roles at Morrison & Foerster and senior positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) UK, where she served as Director and Co-Lead of Contentious Data Protection Strategy as of May 2019.
Prior to her tenure at OnlyFans, Blair led cyber, privacy, and data innovation efforts at London-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, counting OnlyFans among her clients. She departed Orrick in January 2022 to take on the role of chief strategy and operations officer at OnlyFans. In this capacity, she managed trust and safety operations and was responsible for shaping and communicating the platform’s strategic plans to both users and commercial stakeholders. Blair also played a role in advocating for the UK’s Online Safety Bill.
In July 2023, Blair succeeded Amrapali Gan as CEO of OnlyFans.
Awards and recognition
Blair was honored with the "Women in the City Future Leaders Award" in 2015 and became the first recipient of Spark21's "Inspirational Women in Law Award" in 2016.
Personal life
As of September 2022, Blair was living in London and was recognized as a single mother of two children as of January 2018.