William W. Kip Keenan, III

Background

III, William W. Kip Keenan, was born on September 15, 1963 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

Education

Bachelor in English, Bachelor in French, Hampden-Sydney College, 1986. Master of Arts in French, Middlebury College, 1987.

Career

Journalist Station KISS FM, Paris, 1988-1990. Editor Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Washington, 1989-1990. Journalist Le Figaro, Paris and Washington, 1989-1991.

Editor, public information officer Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1991-1994. President Keenan Communications, 1994-1997. Manager brand marketing practice Burson-Marsteller, New York City, 1997-1999.

Vice president The Portico Group, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1999-2000, Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Cambridge, since 2001.

Achievements

• William W. Kip Keenan, III has been listed as a noteworthy public relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Charleston Speech and Hearing, 1993-1997, Trident United Way, 1995-1997. Member Public Relations Society of America (Silver Anvil award 1995), Massachusetts Internet Council.

Interests

• Travel, languages, brand building, running.