Keith Keating

Keith Keating is an American business executive and writer. He is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and also works as an executive at BDO Canada. He did not complete high school and left in 10th grade, although he went on to attain a university education afterwards.

Keating earned a Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York. He then earned a Master of Education (MEd) from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. In 2022, he earned a Doctor of Education (EdD) with distinction from the same institution. He subsequently worked at Hearst Magazine In addition, Keating served as Head of the Global Learning Network at General Motors. He then joined BDO Canada as its first Chief Learning and Development Officer (CLDO). as well as the 2025 DevLearn Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. In 2026, Keating was one of the hosts of the Learning Leadership Conference, which was held in Las Vegas from November 2–3, 2026. He has presented at conferences organized by AICPA & CIMA, the Life Sciences Trainers & Educators Network (LTEN), the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and the Canada School of Public Service.

Keating has worked with companies and institutions such as Intuit, PepsiCo, Great American Insurance Group, and Yale University.

He also currently serves as a lecturer in the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Executive Doctoral Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. The Trusted Learning Advisor (2023), which was published by Kogan Page, won a 2023 Goody Business Book Award, and was a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Awards (2024). It was also a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (2025).

Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning was published in June 2025. The book received a 2025 International Business Book Award and a 2025 Goody Business Book Award for Leadership, as well as a silver medal at the Axiom Business Book Awards (2026).

Filmography Keating was a dancer in the music video for Christina Aguilera's "Not Myself Tonight" (2010), directed by Hype Williams.