Bio
BioAnn E. Kedia is the chief communications officer and head of the Communications Department at the ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). In this role, she leads organization-wide communication efforts that support and drive the strategic vision at APL. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Kedia served as managing executive for the Communications Department and as a program manager for the Laboratory’s innovation program. In that role, she led APL-wide initiatives enabling innovation and creativity that produced potentially game-changing advances for our nation. Prior to joining APL in 2009, Ms. Kedia was a vice president at T. Rowe Price, leading an organization responsible for technology implementations and operational process reengineering. She earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in technical management from ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ University, where she serves on the Program Committee for Engineering Management at the Whiting School of Engineering.