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American computer scientist
Kerrie Holley
BornKerrie Lamont Holley
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materKenwood Academy
B.A. DePaul University
Juris Doctor DePaul University
Occupations
Years active1976–present
Organizations
  • Google
  • UHG Optum
  • Cisco
  • IBM

Kerrie Lamont Holley (born 1954) is an American software engineer, author, and technology executive who is known for his pioneering work in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and his contributions to IBM's software development methodologies

Education

Holley received a B.A. in mathematics from DePaul University in 1976 and a Juris Doctor in Law from DePaul University in 1982. In 2016, Holley was conferred a Doctor of Humane Letters from DePaul University.

Early life

Holley was raised by his maternal grandmother on Chicago's south side. He became a student at the Sue Duncan Children's Center in 1961 where he was tutored in math and science. As he excelled in the program, he became a tutor at the center, later tutoring former United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan and actor Michael Clarke Duncan.

Career

Kerrie Holley became IBM's first African American Distinguished Engineer in 2000. Kerrie was appointed IBM Fellow in 2006.

Kerrie was a member of the Naval Studies Board and contributed to several reports.

Kerrie joined Cisco in 2016 as their Software Platform Group's VP and Chief Technology Officer.

In 2017 Kerrie joined United Health Group (UHG), Optum, as their first Technology Fellow and Senior Vice President focused on advancing and applying several technologies like artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing, graph databases, IoT, genomics, and ambient computing.

Kerrie was inducted into the 2023 class of the National Academy of Engineering NAE for contributions to the evolution of service-oriented architectures, enabling global businesses to respond more quickly to changing market conditions.

Kerrie is a 2025 inductee into The National Inventors Hall of Fame for his inventions in Service Oriented Architecture.

Awards and honors

Publications

Holley has authored several books throughout his career, sharing his expertise in various technological domains. In November 2010, Holley's first book, "100 SOA Questions: Asked and Answered," was published, describing how enterprises can adopt service-oriented architecture. His next book, "Is Your Company Ready for Cloud," co-authored with Pam Isom, was released in 2012, addressing the growing importance of cloud computing in business. In 2021, Holley wrote "AI First Healthcare," exploring the application of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector. His most recent book, "LLMs and Generative AI for Healthcare: The Next Frontier," was published in 2024, reflecting his ongoing engagement with cutting-edge technologies and their impact on healthcare transformation.

Patents

Holley owns several patents ranging from how to maintain functionality when faced with component failure to how to locate lost mobile devices and software engineering patents in service-oriented architecture. Holley is a co-patent owner of the industry's first SOA development method and first SOA maturity model. The maturity model helps enterprises assess where they are on the road to adopting a Service-Oriented Architecture and provides a plan for achieving an SOA-based infrastructure.

Selected publications

  • Holley, Kerrie, and Manish Mathur, "LLMs and Generative AI for Healthcare, The Next Frontier." O'Reilly Media, 2024.
  • Holley, Kerrie, and Siupo Becker. AI First Healthcare. O'Reilly Media, 2021.
  • Holley, Kerrie, and Ali Arsanjani. 100 SOA Questions: Asked and Answered. Pearson Education, 2010.

Articles, a selection:

  • State of Healthcare Technology (2021)
  • Channabasavaiah, Kishore, Kerrie Holley, and Edward Tuggle. "Migrating to a service-oriented architecture." IBM DeveloperWorks 16 (2003).
  • Crawford, C. H., Bate, G. P., Cherbakov, L., Holley, K., & Tsocanos, C. (2005). Toward an on-demand service-oriented architecture." IBM Systems Journal, 44(1), 81-107.
  • Arsanjani, A., Ghosh, S., Allam, A., Abdollah, T., Ganapathy, S., & Holley, K. (2008). "SOMA: A method for developing service-oriented solutions." IBM systems Journal, 47(3), 377–396.

References

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  2. 2016 Commencement
  3. Sue Duncan Children's Center
  4. Washington Post First Person Singular Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
  5. Arne Duncan
  6. Rotella, Carlo (2010-01-25). "On the Basketball Court with Arne Duncan". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  7. Michael Clarke Duncan
  8. . East Bay Times
  9. . IBM Fellows Directory
  10. . Distributed Remote Sensing for Naval Underseas Warfare
  11. . Cisco Blogs
  12. . Kisaco Research
  13. . National Academy of Engineering
  14. . 2025 Class of National Inventors Hall of Fame
  15. "US Black Engineer & IT".
  16. "50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science".
  17. Naval Studies Board Former Members
  19. National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 18 International Members
  20. Meet the 2025 Class of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees
  21. patents
  22. co-patent owner
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