For three years, Kelly was president and CEO of Flight Explorer, a software and information technology solutions provider to the global aviation community.
He also led Dutch manufacturing consulting and German aerospace and defense acquisitions, adding $200 million in revenue to BDM's global reach.
Kelly established the European headquarters of a diversified American manufacturing firm while acquiring a Dutch subsidiary and consolidating Austrian, French, and Spanish affiliates.
As a deputy assistant secretary of commerce in the Reagan Administration, Kelly was responsible for economic relations with 72 countries in Africa, the Near East, and South Asia.
Kelly lived in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia a total of ten years and speaks French and Italian.