Kelly, Henry
Biography
Henry Kelly, Ph.D., has been the president of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), since July 2001. Prior to joining the FAS, Kelly spent more than seven years as Assistant Director for Technology in the Office of Science and Technology in the White House. There he helped negotiate and implement administration research partnerships in energy and the environment, information technology, and learning technology. These partnerships included new automobile and truck technology, housing technology, bioprocessing technology, and information technology.
Kelly convened the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and translated their advice into a large expansion and refocusing of federal information technology research. He also was instrumental in creating major federal programs in learning technology for children and adults, including an executive order accelerating the use of instructional technology for training federal civilian and military employees.
Before his tenure at the White House, he was a senior associate at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment; assistant director for the Solar Energy Research Institute; and worked on the staff of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Kelly is an elected fellow of the American Physical Society, 2002 winner of the APS' Leo Szilard Lectureship Award for "promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society," and was named the biannual "Champion of Energy Efficiency" in 2000 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He is the author of numerous books and articles on issues in science and technology policy.
Kelly received a PhD in physics from Harvard University.
VIDEO:
Kelly speaks at 2007 Hans Bethe Award Ceremony.
Kelly introduces Congressman Ed Markey during U.S. - India Nuclear Deal news briefing.
Kelly on the "Rosenfeld Effect" discusses the role of increased energy efficiency on a global scale.
