Michael McKean

Michael McKean founded the Knowland Group in 2004. He is directly responsible for the company's strategic planning, operations management and product development. His background in designing and implementing enterprise sized information systems has given him a wealth of knowledge that has served him well as the lead visionary behind the Knowland Group.

From 1995-2005, Michael gained exposure to a variety of business processes, working environments and corporate cultures through his work in the field of information systems. During this time he was employed as a software engineer and enterprise systems architect on a number of projects. These engagements required a deep understanding of how a variety of businesses conducted everything from consumer focused market research to global portfolio securities trading to high volume call center operations.

Michael graduated from the University of Colorado and is currently enrolled in the three year Owner/President Management (OPM) program at the Harvard Business School. He is an active member in the Washington DC chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO), currently serving on the board of directors as the forum chairman. A writer and speaker, Michael has been featured in Businessweek and appeared on Fox Business News and MSNBC. He is member of the editorial board of Hotel Business Review and a columnist for numerous hospitality news sources. He is an avid skier and voracious reader. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Melanie and Thomas.