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David Michael Kelly
Researcher
David Michael Kelly is a DPhil student at the OII and a Strategic Planning Officer in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General, where he provides policy advice on emerging and frontier technology issues like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, outer space affairs and international digital cooperation. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kelly served in humanitarian response, with a focus on innovation and communications. This included posts in Jerusalem, Rome, and New York, with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN World Food Programme. Mr. Kelly has a Masters degree in the Comparative Politics of Empires from the London School of Economics and a degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He lives with his family in New York.