WASHINGTON, DC, November 15, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kelly H. Carnes has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Carnes is the president and chief executive officer of TechVision21, a premier technology strategy development and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., since 2001. As a nationally-recognized technology policy expert, she utilizes her expertise in technology, business, energy, law, and government to form alliances with leaders across various industries in the profit, nonprofit, educational, government, and science and technology sectors. Ms. Carnes and her team of expert analysts excel in strategic planning, organizing innovation-related initiatives and projects, securing federal and state funding to support those efforts, advocating on behalf of clients, leading national campaigns, and engaging policymakers and other decision-makers in support of achieving client goals.
Prior to establishing her award-winning company, Ms. Carnes was the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy. In her role, she led federal programs advancing research and development, technology, clean energy, telecommunications, and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. She also served other governmental roles where she garnered the respect of Members of the United States Senate and other political leaders. Additionally, Ms. Carnes also spent several years as an attorney for a national law firm where she was instrumental in structuring and negotiating over $1 billion in technology business transactions, including joint ventures and strategic alliances, venture capital transactions, licensing and marketing agreements, and more.
Throughout her career, Ms. Carnes has notably advocated for a greater role for women and minorities in the Nation's technology workforce. She has also been vocal on matters affecting technology businesses, including those surrounding e-commerce regulation, securities litigation reform, and the high-tech workforce. Additionally, Ms. Carnes established a national public awareness and information campaign called GetTech to inspire high school students to consider careers in technology.
Looking toward the future, Ms. Carnes aims to continue working with organizations that focus on bringing valuable innovations to the forefront of commercialization and manufacturing in the United States. She also plans to continue focusing on supporting clients in the national security arena and advocating for innovation, technology, competitiveness, and renewable energy.
Ms. Carnes has served as a keynote speaker at many professional business and technology conferences both in the United States and abroad. She has also been active on various boards and commissions such as the Comptroller General's Advisory Board, the senior advisory group for the Director of National Intelligence, and the Steering Committee for the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology. Ms. Carnes also was an advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and served on the National Governors Association Commission on Technology and Adult Learning. Ms. Carnes is a prominent member of the National Defense Industrial Association.
To prepare for her career, Ms. Carnes studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned a Bachelor of Arts. Continuing her studies, she was accepted to Georgetown University Law Center where she served as a topics editor for the Georgetown Law Journal and subsequently graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence magna cum laude.
Recognized for her work, Ms. Carnes has been quoted in featured articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and other noteworthy publications. She has also been highlighted on CNN.com and BusinessWeek.com, and has been featured on several national television and radio programs, including as a guest on the National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation. Ms. Carnes has written for The Economist and Washington Business Journal, among other publications. In 2022, Ms. Carnes was recognized as one of the 10 Female Trailblazers to Follow. Her company was also named as one of the 50 Leading Companies of the Year by Silicon Review and among the Top Innovative Brands by CEO Views. Ms. Carnes was previously honored as one of the Top 20 Most Successful Women Leaders by Corporate Magazine in 2021.
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