Brendan Keegan

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Brendan Keegan

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Nashua, New Hampshire

Nationality| American
Alma mater| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George Washington University
Occupation| Business executive
Author

Notable work

| The FUD Factor
Website| brendanpkeegan.com

Brendan Keegan is an American business executive and author who has been the chief executive officer of Merchants Fleet since 2018.[1][2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
* 3 Bibliography
* 4 Awards and recognition
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Keegan was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire.[4] He received his early education from the Bishop Guertin High School.[4] 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.[4] He holds a bachelor's degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the George Washington University.[5][2]

Keegan became a distinguished fellow of Dartmouth College in November 2013.[6]

## Career[edit]

Keegan joined Merchants Fleet in 2009 as a board member.[5] He is has been the CEO of Merchants Fleet since 2018.[2] 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.[5] Previously, he was the chief sales officer of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and was included in the Fortune 100 list.[5][7]

In 2020, Merchants Fleet was included in the Inc. 5000 list.[8] Two years later, in 2022, Merchants Fleet was named in the World’s Most Innovative Companies list by Fast Company.[9]

As a philanthropist, he is the founder of Keegan Family Courate & Faith Foundation.[7] 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.[4]

As an author, Keegan has written articles for Inc.[10], Fast Company[11], Entrepreneur[12], Newsweek[13], Harvard Business Review.[14] In 2023, his book, The FUD Factor, was published.[15] The book was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews.[15]

## Bibliography[edit]

* The FUD Factor: Overcoming Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt to Achieve the Impossible (2023)

## Awards and recognition[edit]

* Most Innovative CEO by CEO World Awards[11][5]
* Executive of the Year[11][5]
* Silver winner by Best in Biz Awards[11][5]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Diorio, Stephen. "Transforming Merchants Fleet Into A Hyper Growth Business". Forbes.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brendan P Keegan, Merchants Automotive Group Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
3. ↑ Cooper, Laura (April 21, 2020). "Bain Capital Credit Invests $50 Million With Fleet Management Company" - via www.wsj.com.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "CEO, author, speaker Brendan Keegan reflects on success".
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "2021 Business Excellence Winner: Brendan P. Keegan of Merchants Fleet". October 7, 2021.
6. ↑ "Catherine Mazur joins the staff at American Textile History Museum". November 17, 2013.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "2015 Business Excellence Winner: Brendan P. Keegan of Velocity Performance". November 3, 2015.
8. ↑ "Merchants Fleet ranked on annual list".
9. ↑ "Merchants Fleet named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022".
10. ↑ https://www.inc.com/author/brendan-keegan
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Brendan P. Keegan | Chairman, CEO and President - Merchants Fleet". Fast Company Executive Board.
12. ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/brendan-keegan
13. ↑ https://forum.newsweek.com/profile/Brendan-P-Keegan-Chairman-CEO-President-Merchants-Fleet/4ba74928-5ee0-4d35-8971-af1fa4807b26
14. ↑ https://hbr.org/2023/02/is-your-job-stress-perceived-or-circumstantial
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "THE FUD FACTOR | Kirkus Reviews" - via www.kirkusreviews.com.

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