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John Keenan
John Keenan is a vice president in technology at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., one of the world's leading financial firms. Keenan heads a team responsible for selecting, evaluating, and engineering cutting-edge efforts to utilize mobile communications and computing technologies that enable the mobile business workforce, while preserving the stringent confidentiality and secure communication requirements regulated by the financial sector. He is primarily responsible for the firm's use of Research in Motion's BlackBerry technology, while evaluating rapidly evolving alternatives and other hand-held computing platforms.
Kennan has over 20 years of experience in technology and has held responsibilities ranging from managing large technology groups, to performing systems and database administration, networking and application development. Keenan earned a B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Boston College, and holds an M.B.A. in finance and information systems from New York University.
John Keenan teaches Communications 3.0: Best Practices in a Networked Society.
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Jan18
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Transformational Brand Strategies: New Methods for a New Era in Communications
Friday, Jan 18, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Based on a proprietary framework of ‘Inspired Excellence,’ this interactive session will share emerging perspectives and methods utilized by the world’s most innovative brands and captivating social movements.
Feb01
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Strategies for Brilliant Cover Letters
Friday, Feb 1, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
This workshop lays out the roles and goals of a good business letter, and explains why yes, indeed, cover letters do still matter. The session will outline core principles of persuasive writing that will help writers pitch themselves successfully to a range of readers. Through analysis of letters that worked, attendees will come to a new understanding of strategy, and learn to distinguish elegant flourishes from cheap gimmicks. The workshop will demonstrate how applicants can use audience insight to showcase themselves to greatest effect, and offer a framework for taking calculated risks in professional prose.