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Christopher Kelly is a vice president with Booz Allen and a member of the firm’s Security Team which serves clients on issues of homeland security, law enforcement and national security. Mr. Kelly, who holds both a BS and MS in computer science from Pennsylvania State University, joined Booz Allen as an entry level consultant in 1986. He was elected to vice president in 1997. He is a member of the firm’s board of directors and in this role serves on the firm-wide Personnel Committee. His area of professional expertise is in public–private partnerships.

Mr. Kelly tackles issues related to the fragility of the systems we rely on day-to-day to live and work, and how they can be made more resilient in the face of all types of uncertainty. Since joining Booz Allen, Mr. Kelly has worked with all three sectors (government, industry, and civil society) to help develop solutions to a wide range of global dynamic problems. Some examples of his work include defining solutions for law enforcement clients coping with the impact of rapid technology change, government communicators coping with massive regulatory changes in the telecommunications sector and the effect on their emergency communications requirements, and parties coming to grips with the implication of HIV/AIDS prevalence to their citizens, employees, and families. He is currently working on several projects around the world to bring government and industry together to improve the resilience of critical infrastructures in the face of the new twenty-first century threats.

Mr. Kelly has published a number of reports and studies and is also a frequent speaker. He has worked on a global report concerning values-based leadership, which was published in collaboration with the Aspen Institute, and is a contributing member of the study team on critical infrastructure protection led by the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Kelly’s recent speaking engagements include speaker and facilitator at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the 2006 Aspen Ideas Fest where he chaired a panel on China, India, and Globalization, and at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. where he discussed new approaches to risk management for homeland security. He is a husband of 20 years, and a father of three active kids. He is a Little League coach, golfer, avid reader, and enjoys vacationing with his family.