Colonel Matt Kelley the 2024-25 US Army War College Fellow at the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. He is a United States Army Armor Officer with over 20 years of service in leadership, operations, and resource management. Kelly holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an M.A. in Legislative Affairs from The George Washington University.  He has held various leadership and staff roles with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Eastern Europe. Most recently, Kelley worked in Global Force Management on the Joint Staff J35. He is a native of Ekron, KY.