Ray Kelly

Kelly serves as CEO of The American Academy. He is an accomplished visionary leader, and a leading advocate for the value of technology-enabled education in raising economic and social standards globally. Most recently, Kelly was President and CEO of Utah-based Certiport, the world’s leading provider of technology education and credentialing programs. Prior to joining Certiport, Kelly was a catalyst for positive growth in executive positions with several other technology and education industry companies. As the SVP for client services at Prometric, he drove improved customer satisfaction and enhanced service levels while growing revenue, culminating in the sale of the company to Educational Testing Service (ETS). Prior to his service at Prometric, he was the CEO of ExecuTrain Corporation (a global training company), the SVP of Sales and Marketing for Mentergy Corporation (a publicly traded e-learning provider), the managing executive of Hewlett-Packard's Retail Industry Organization, and vice president at NCR Corporation.

Kelly earned a computer science degree from the University of Coventry in England and a master's degree in business administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He has also authored and presented numerous papers on leadership and technology in more than 100 countries. An active community leader, Kelly founded and developed The Cancer Challenge, growing it into one of the world’s premier charity events for cancer prevention and treatment. He also serves on several company boards, including TAA and Corporate Alliance, a Utah-based relationship management and software company.