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Matt Kelly

Matt Kelly

Senior Director, Chief Technologist, IPC

Matt is Senior Director and Chief Technologist at IPC Association. He is responsible to help IPC’s members engage in latest technology advancements and supply chain transformation that continues to evolve across the electronics industry.

He works within the association’s senior leadership team to define the scope of future products and services to be developed by the Association in the areas of standards, education and advocacy. Matt’s current focus areas include: “factory of the future” standards and technical research; industry intelligence funding; and creation and launch of an Industry CTO Council. 

Matt comes to IPC following a 14-year career at IBM Corporation, holding several senior technology and engineering leadership positions within IBM Systems Division. His technical contributions include 25 patents, 80 publications, and numerous industry awards from NAM, ASM, SMTA, IPC, and IBM.

Matt is a licensed Professional Engineer with a degree in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University and holds an MBA in Strategic Management from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University.