Keenan Ashbrook leads analytic engagements across our client portfolio. His work focuses on emerging information and connectivity technologies; commercial models for deploying ICT in emerging markets; and regulatory and supply chain issues.

Prior to joining Simon Everett, Keenan was a research assistant at Eurasia Group Foundation (EGF), a nonprofit think tank associated with political risk firm Eurasia Group. At EGF, he supported the Independent America Project, an initiative to envision new possibilities for America’s national security and grand strategy priorities. Keenan contributed to white papers and op-eds examining gaps between U.S. foreign policy actions and voters' preferences. He also worked on public opinion survey research into domestic and international attitudes toward NATO, U.S. bilateral security commitments in Asia, and the War on Terror.

Keenan holds a B.A. in Government from Cornell University, where he concentrated in international relations and completed an honors thesis on the relationship between U.S. domestic politics and grand strategy. While at Cornell, he held a research assistantship with Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies. Keenan also served as Co-President of Cornell's Community Partnership Funding Board, where he oversaw the allocation of grant funds to students undertaking projects aimed at furthering community engagement and social equity.