Kelly joined NAB in 1989. During his tenure he has focused on broadcast technology innovation and has managed a diverse portfolio of technical, regulatory, and legislative issues. Currently, he runs NAB’s ATSC 3.0 laboratory. In addition to Next-Gen Television deployment, Kelly focuses on cyber security policy, implementing video accessibility regulations in broadcast stations, as well as the Emergency Alert System and public alerting.

Prior to joining NAB, Kelly spent 9 years in various engineering positions at WHMM-TV (now WHUT-TV) in Washington D.C. where he designed, installed, and maintained video production and post-production systems and was E-I-C for field operations (OB). He is a member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and is a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

Kelly has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University. He and his wife Jan have six grown children and reside in Washington, D.C.