Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2005-2007
Dr. Kerr is a research professor in George Mason University’s Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering. Previously, he was confirmed by the Senate on October 4th, 2007, as principal deputy director of national intelligence. Prior to his confirmation, Kerr served as the fifteenth director of the National Reconnaissance Office; as deputy director for science and technology at the Central Intelligence Agency; and was an assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kerr earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a Master of Science degree in microwave electronics, and a Ph.D. in plasma physics and microwave electronics from Cornell University.
Symposium: Thursday, April 15, 2010: Panelist
8:30 AM
Featured Panel – The NRO Directors' Forum
Moderator:
William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D.
Chairman, Space Foundation Board and former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
Panelists:
Mr. Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1981-1988
Mr. Martin C. Faga
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1989-1993
Mr. Keith R. Hall
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1997-2001
Mr. Jeffrey K. Harris
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1994-1996
Robert J. Hermann, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research, Development, and Logistics, and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1979-1981
Donald M. Kerr, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2005-2007
Mr. Scott F. Large
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence and Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2007-2009
Hans Mark, Ph.D.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1977-1979
Mr. Peter B. Teets
Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2001-2005
