Christopher Kelly
President - Consulting Services at Mission Critical Partners, Inc.
- Role
- President - Consulting Services at Mission Critical Partners
- Location
- State College, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Kelly
Chris is the President of Mission Critical Partners’ Consulting Services division and a member of the firm’s executive leadership team. He has more than 20 years of communications consulting experience supporting state, local, and regional mission-critical communications projects. While helping guide MCP’s current activities and future direction, he leads the Consulting Division, which includes more than 80 subject-matter experts spanning 911 and Next Generation 911, wireless and broadband technologies, public safety facilities and operations, justice and courts technology, and organizational change management. The team provides vendor-neutral strategic advisory services, guiding agencies through planning, procurement, implementation oversight, and operational transformation.Chris’s subject-matter expertise spans the full project lifecycle — from program and project management and strategic planning to conducting user requirements assessments, defining specifications, executing all project tasks (including solution procurement and vendor management), and testing and acceptance of proposed solutions.Public safety and justice agencies are navigating rapid technological and operational change in pursuit of modernization and AI readiness. Chris leads his team and advises clients as a trusted partner who understands both innovative technology and real-world operations, delivering integrated solutions that strengthen mission-critical systems.
Experience
President - Consulting Services
Feb 2026 — Present · State College, PA, US
Contributes to Company success through successful leadership of the Consulting Services Division. Provides strategic, operational, technical and business leadership for the Division. Formulates strategy for the Division and oversees its execution in alignment with the Company’s core values, purpose, vision and commitments. Responsible for financial planning, budget control, profit & revenue forecasting & tracking, and financial results. Ultimately responsible for the hiring, oversight, development and engagement of all Division staff members. Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships within the Company. Creates and maintains effective relationships with clients, vendors and industry leaders; and seeks opportunities for investment, partnerships, alliances and teaming arrangements to promote success. The President must further demonstrate a professional commitment to success by embracing, modeling, and living our core values of Persistence, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Prudence.
Education
Penn State University
BS, Electrical Engineering
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
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