Henry John Kerner (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the Special Counsel in the United States Office of Special Counsel from 2017 to 2023, and has served on the three-member Merit Systems Protection Board since 2024.

[4][5] In 2011, Kerner joined the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, working for Chairman Darrell Issa and Chairman Jason Chaffetz.

[4] Kerner went on to become Assistant Vice President for Investigations at the small-government advocacy organization Cause of Action Institute.

[8][9] President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Kerner as a Republican member of the Merit Systems Protection Board on July 3, 2023,[1] and his nomination expired on January 3, 2024.

[10] He was renominated on January 8, 2024, and his nomination was confirmed by voice vote by the Senate on May 14, 2024.