Kevin J. Kennedy is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 11 different companies and currently is Chairman & Chief of Staff at ZEVx, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer of HII Mission Driven Innovative Government Solutions, Inc. Dr. Kennedy is also on the board of 6 other companies.

In the past Kevin J. Kennedy occupied the position of Chairman of Rambus, Inc., Independent Director at Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman for Quanergy Systems, Inc. and Chairman at Quanergy Perception Technologies, Inc. (a subsidiary of Quanergy Systems, Inc.), Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Viavi Solutions, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Avaya Holdings Corp. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Avaya, Inc. (a subsidiary of Avaya Holdings Corp.), President & Chief Executive Officer for Jds Uniphase Corp., Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems, Inc., Principal at KPAC Solutions LLC, Senior Managing Director at Blue Ridge Partners Management Consulting LLC, Vice Chairman for Lumentum Canada Ltd., Chief Operating Officer for Forest Investments, Inc., Principal at Bell Laboratories and Member-Regent Board at Loyola Marymount University.

He received an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and a doctorate and a graduate degree from Rutgers State University of New Jersey.