John F. Kelly Military person

John Francis Kelly currently is a professor of security studies and a scholar in residence at the National Defense University, consultant to the United States Water Partnership established by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2012. He also serves as Co-Chair of the United States Institute of Peace Niger River Task Force, examining water security questions and conflict mitigation. He is currently writing grants and conducting academic research and curriculum building on the rule of law and democratic governance, and conflict mitigation in regard to scarce resources in Washington, DC. He served as a Professor of Security Studies and as the Associate Dean at the National Defense University's Africa Center for Strategic Studies until he retired in December 2013. Dr. Kelly has been a teaching at the university level for over 30 years at such venerable institutions as Wayne State University, the University of Detroit and Oakland University. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholar to teach at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada until he joined the Africa Center at NDU. In his career he held previous positions including service as an elected four-year, four term, Michigan State Senator. He twice ran for the US House of Representatives and was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1994. In his current consulting capacity, his experience in higher education, civil government and service in the United States Army as a Defense Attaché and the Judge Advocate General enhance his capacity to manage complex subjects and achieve and advocate for pragmatic outcomes. His capacity is enriched by scholarly expertise in internal security and homeland defense, civilian management of security sector policy development, resource conflict mitigation and economic development, electoral reform and democracy, and governance and security in continental Africa and the developing world.