Velocity Financial, Inc. announced Roland Kelly has joined Velocity’s Executive Leadership team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Roland will oversee the company’s legal, compliance and corporate secretary functions, reporting to Velocity's President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Farrar, and Velocity's Board of Directors. Previously, Roland was a Managing Director and Associate General Counsel for Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a Fortune 500 company focused on investment and merchant banking. Earlier in his career, he worked for the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and was a regulator with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.