Michael Keane

Biography

Michael Keane is a former Fellow of the United States Department of Defense’s National Security Education Program. In 2003 Keane was embedded with the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division in Iraq and in 2009 he was embedded at the headquarters of the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan. He has managed international businesses and has also served as a consultant for the World Bank on anti-money laundering and counterterrorism finance.  

He is the author of Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic and has authored three books on military affairs including Dictionary of Modern Strategy and Tactics. Keane’s commentaries on national security have been featured on CNN, CNBC, NBC, NPR and in the Los Angeles Times, and he has been profiled in BusinessWeek magazine.  He has also served as a Clinical Professor at University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business. Keane holds a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, and MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA from USC. 

Education

• JD, University of Texas
• MBA, University of Chicago
• BA, University of Southern California