LeeAundra Keany
Education
New York University
M.A., Politics - International Relations 1991-09-01 - 1992-05-01
Oakland University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government/Rhetoric, Communications, and Journalism 1986-09-01 - 1989-05-01
Roeper City and Country School
Middle/High School, 1979-01-01 - 1984-01-01Work Experience
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Current
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Keany Communications
Current
Keany Communications
The Contrary Public Speaker
1997-11-01 - 2011-08-01
The Contrary Public Speaker
U.S. Trust Company of New York
1992-01-01 - 1997-01-01
U.S. Trust Company of New York
Skills
Summary
LeeAundra Keany is an executive communication coach specializing in high-level presentation training, media training and executive presence. She has over 30 years experience in public speaking, coaching, and business and leadership dynamics. LeeAundra is a national award-winning public speaker and speechwriter. She has worked with former heads of state, Nobel Laureates, award winning actors, high ranking officials in the U.S. Government and the CEOs of several profit and not-for-profit organizations. LeeAundra has provided regular expert commentary and analysis on public speaking, debate and communications for CNN, Hollywood 411, KABC-TV News and KCAL-9 TV News in Los Angeles as well as BBC World Service, BBC - The World Today, ABC Radio, XM Radio POTUS '08, Greenstone Radio, WOR (New York), the Bloomberg Radio Network, Canberra Radio 2CC (Australia) and The Gregory Mantell Show. LeeAundra has been quoted in The Economist, Christian Science Monitor, New York Newsday, amNew York, The Wall Street Journal, The Times (of London), the New York Times' political blog "The Caucus", Forbes.com, Boston Globe, Gannett News Service, Reuters Wire Service, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, and has been featured in My Business and Smart Money Magazine and Los Angeles Magazine's "The Best of LA" issue. She is also a regular contributor to Discover magazine, penning the popular "20 Things You Didn't Know About..." feature LeeAundra graduated from the Honors College of Oakland University in Michigan with a double degree in Political Science and Rhetoric, Communications and Journalism. She earned her M.A. in Politics and International Relations from New York University. She is currently on the faculty of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. LeeAundra is based in Los Angeles and works with clients around the globe. Specialties: High level presentations skills, communications coaching, executive presence, in-the-moment speaking, media commentary, media analysis, speechwriting, rhetorical analysis.
