John Kelly

John E.
Kelly is currently the Chairman at Union College (New York), the Director at The Society of Semiconductor Industry Seniors, an Independent Director at Accelerate Acquisition Corp., a Trustee at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Member-Governors Board at the New York Academy of Sciences, and a Trustee at The FUND for Lake George, Inc. Previously, Dr. Kelly served as the Chairman-Governors Board at IBM Academy of Technology, the Director & Senior Vice President at IBM Research from 2007 to 2014, a Director at the Semiconductor Industry Association, a Director at IBM Semiconductor Research & Development Center, and the Executive Vice President at International Business Machines Corp.
from 2019 to 2020.
He also held the position of Group Executive at IBM Systems & Technology Group.
Dr. Kelly obtained his undergraduate degree from Union College (New York) in 1976.
He then pursued his graduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received a graduate degree in 1978 and a doctorate in 1980.