Founded in 1997 at the request of the president of a Fortune 100 company, Keynote Consulting was uniquely suited to fill the unmet market niche for translating research to actionable strategy objectives, and vice versa.

Over time, Keynote's services have diversified to meet our corporate client requests, including new data generation, key initiative project management, and executive level consultation. In addition, in response to the growing need for case development research, we expanded our services to serve as a resource for litigators at the key stages of trial preparation.

Keynote's principal J. Kevin Bokeno, has spent his 25 year career helping organizations keep in touch with their consumers. From Consumer Packaged Goods companies to Fortune 50 retailers to health care providers, Mr. Bokeno has made a reputation for providing the insights that build businesses. Additionally, Mr. Bokeno co-authored a treatise on Corporate Communication Practices that has won international acclaim and has been published in marketing research journals. He currently is adjunct professor at Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management, teaching New Product Introductions.

Shannon English, Vice President of the Trial Consulting Division, is a licensed attorney in North Carolina, and graduated cum laude from the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law with a concentration in Advocacy. Shannon joined the Keynote team with a background in marketing, as well as undergraduate degrees in both Advertising and Psychology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.