 He serves as Vice Chairman of The MITRE Corporation Board of Trustees and he serves on the board of directors of U.S. Space LLC, and the advisory board of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.."
On October 23, 2007, Kerr gave a memorable speech at the annual "GEOINT" conference on Geospatial Intelligence (to an audience including many people from his prior NRO job).He said,

"[W]e really need to realize what a loaded word security really is.When I’m at work, and throughout my day, security is safety, as a barrier against physical or emotional harm.