Geoffrey Kelly

Geoffrey Kelly retired from the FBI with more than 30 years of federal and state law enforcement experience. As one of the original members of the FBI’s elite Art Crime Team, Kelly managed numerous high-profile cases and recovered more than $100 million in stolen artwork and cultural property, including rare books, fine art, looted treasures and even Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jerseys. He is the author of the book "Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist."

Kelly has extensive experience investigating violent crimes, including cold-case homicides, bank robberies and kidnappings. For 22 years, he was the FBI’s lead investigator on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. He served as case agent on the real-life Charlestown armored car robbery crew that was fictionalized in the Ben Affleck movie "The Town," and the film’s main character, FBI Agent Frawley, played by Jon Hamm, was based on Kelly. He worked closely with Affleck and the producers on the project and was credited as an advisor on the film.

An internationally recognized expert in the field of fine art and antiquities theft, Kelly has traveled the world training domestic and international agencies and institutions on proven methods and best practices to deter art and cultural property theft.