Kelly Crawford

Kelly Crawford was raised in Los Angeles, CA, and attended the University of California, Santa Cruz,
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History. He then served nine years in the United States Navy from
2011 to 2020. Kelly began his naval career as an enlisted sailor in Japan on Landing Craft and later served
as a Gunnery Officer and Navigator out of San Diego. He spent the majority of his service deployed in the
Western Pacific and served in the Persian Gulf in 2017.
Following his military service, Kelly earned a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher
School at Tufts University. His graduate work focused on International Humanitarian Law and national
security, specifically the regulation of lethal autonomous weapons systems. He has also spent significant
time in Ukraine, where he delivered humanitarian aid to refugee camps, managed a small reconstruction
project, and conducted legal field research.
Kelly is a J.D. candidate at the University of Washington School of Law and a legal intern for the
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. His academic research explores how emerging technology impacts
existing legal regimes. He is currently researching and writing on the dangers dual-use technology poses
to civilians during armed conflict.