Prior to joining the British Consulate General, Atlanta, Kerry worked in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in the research and development of transdermal drug delivery at a privately held clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. Kerry also has significant experience in environmental science and fuel-cell technology, and has a keen interest in alternative and renewable energies. Kerry Norton is an analytical chemist by training and was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She was educated in the United States, earning a BS in Biology and a MS in Analytical Chemistry.