James A. Kelly is a senior advisor to education organizations, government agencies, foundations and corporations. Early in his career, he was a public school teacher and administrator, professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and from 1970-1981, was a senior program officer at the Ford Foundation. His current and recent clients include the Atlantic Philanthropies, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Asia Society, World Bank, Standard & Poors, Widmeyer Communications, Hewlett Foundation, and the Wallace Funds. From 1987 to 1999 he was President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS); upon his retirement in 1999, the NBPTS elected him to the lifetime position of Founding President. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), and serves on boards of several other educational, corporate, and civic organizations. Mr. Kelly is a member of the National Academy of Education. |