Brian Kelly is a member of the U.S. News & World Report executive committee with primary responsibility for all the company's content, which includes the website usnews.com and rankingsandreviews.com, print and e-book guides on education and health care, and a conference and events business. Kelly has led the transformation of U.S. News from a traditional print news magazine to a largely digital publishing company with a range of influential products incldung the Best Colleges, Best Hospitals and new Best Countries rankings.

After serving as a senior editor at The Washington Post , Kelly joined U.S. News in 1998 and was named editor in April 2007. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including CBS This Morning , NBC's Today Show , White House Chronicles and National Public Radio. He is a Vice President of the Economic Club of Washington and a Board member of The Children's Inn of The National Institutes of Health.