Henry Kelly

Mr. Kelly is the President of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
Before he joined FAS, he was Assistant Director for Technology in the White House's Office of Science and Technology for 8 years helping negotiate and implement major administration research partnerships in energy and the environment, information technology, and learning technology.
He convened the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and helped translate 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.
Prior to his work in 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.
Mr. 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.
Dr. Kelly received a PhD in Physics from Harvard University and is the author of numerous books