Telecommunications 2024: MICHAEL KEEGAN

As CEO of TNS since 2013, Keegan is responsible for setting global strategy for the privately held networking, integrated data and voice services provider.

TNS was acquired by a Koch Industries subsidiary in 2021 and, in 2022, TNS acquired Agnity Global, a leading provider of intelligent business communication applications and infrastructure to organizations in the telecommunications and health care industry verticals.

In November 2023, TNS acquired West Highland Support Services, a Connecticut-based financial market data solutions provider. 

Earlier this year, the company announced the commercial availability of TN Insights, a reporting tool that presents outbound call data metrics, including calls answered, declined, blocked and missed, along with contact rate and duration analysis. In April, TNS launched Complete Commerce, an end-to-end payments solutions stack.

TNS also tracks robocall trends; Keegan said in November 2023 that AI-fueled voice cloning fraud and politics-related spam are expected to increase in 2024.

Keegan has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He serves on the board of directors for the Competitive Carriers Association.