Brendan P. Keegan is an American business executive and author who served as the chief executive officer of Merchants Fleet from 2018 to 2024.
Keegan was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. He received his early education from the Bishop Guertin High School. During his time at Guertin, he led the senior class all four years as class president, served as captain of both football and baseball, and named All-State in both sports. He received his bachelor's degree in management from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in finance and management from the George Washington University.
Keegan became a distinguished fellow of Dartmouth College in November 2013.
Keegan began his career at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) as a systems engineer. Later, he was promoted to the chief sales officer (CSO). He also served as a CSO of Netigy, CEO of Bravanta, and president of Seven Worldwide, and BancTec.
Keegan joined Merchants Fleet in 2009 as a board member. He served as the chairman, CEO and president of the company from 2018 to 2024. In 2020, Merchants Fleet was included in the Inc. 5000 list. In 2021, Brendan lead the charge of EV adoption in the fleet industry by committing $2.5 billion to electric vehicles. Later in 2022, Merchants Fleet was named in the World's Most Innovative Companies list by Fast Company. In 2022, Keegan led Merchants through an acquisition led by Bain Capital and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
In 2012, Keegan founded a business consulting firm named velocityHUB where he also served as the managing partner. He also owns and serves on the board of Andretti Racing and United Autosports. He is also a member of Fast Company Executive Board.
Keegan co-hosts Fast and Fearless podcast with Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing.
In 2025, Governor Kelly Ayotte appointed Keegan to the Commission on Government Efficiency or "COGE", a commission tasked with cutting spending by the New Hampshire government. COGE is modeled on the Department of Government Efficiency, which does similar work at the federal level.
Keegan has been a contributor for Inc., Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Newsweek and Harvard Business Review. In 2023, his book, The FUD Factor, was published. The book was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews.
Keegan is the founder of Keegan Family Courage & Faith Foundation. 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.