Brendan P. Keegan is an American business executive and author who has been the chief executive officer of Merchants Fleet since 2018.
Early life and education
Keegan was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. He received his early education from the Bishop Guertin High School. During his time at Guertin, he led the senior class all four years, played football, basketball, and baseball, and was active in student government and community service. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the George Washington University.
Keegan became a distinguished fellow of Dartmouth College in November 2013.
Career
Keegan joined Merchants Fleet in 2009 as a board member. He is has been the CEO of Merchants Fleet since 2018. He is well known within the fleet industry for his role in defining the new subset of the industry called FleetTech and reshaping the company's business model. Previously, he was the chief sales officer of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and was included in the Fortune 100 list.
In 2020, Merchants Fleet was included in the Inc. 5000 list. Two years later, in 2022, Merchants Fleet was named in the World's Most Innovative Companies list by Fast Company.
As a philanthropist, he is the founder of Keegan Family Courage & Faith Foundation, he has established the Barbara Keegan Arts Center, named after her mother, at St. Christopher's and the Keegan Leadership Center at the Bishop Guertin High School.
As an author, Keegan has written articles for Inc., Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review. In 2023, his book, The FUD Factor, was published. The book was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews.
Bibliography
The FUD Factor: Overcoming Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt to Achieve the Impossible (2023)