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Dean McKeown

Adjunct Lecturer

Overview

I enjoy supporting people as they develop their long term academic and career goals, building strong partnerships between companies and academia, and supporting organizations with their digital transformation goals. I have the luxury of working with the brightest students and the most innovative companies.

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Academic Area

  • General Business

Interest Topics

  • Analytics & AI
  • Communication
  • Ethics
  • Governance
  • Government & Policy

Faculty Details

Profile

Full Bio

I enjoy supporting people as they develop their long term academic and career goals, building strong partnerships between companies and academia, and supporting organizations with their digital transformation goals. I have the luxury of working with the brightest students and the most innovative companies.

Academic Degrees

Master of Public Administration
Queen's University (2013)

Bachelor of Arts (Political Studies - Honours)
Queen's University (1992)

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen's University
Adjunct Lecturer (2019 - Present)
Director, Master of Management Analytics Global and Blended Programs (2019 - Present)
Special Advisor, Analytics and AI Ecosystem (2018-2019)
Associate Director, Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics (2016-2019)
Associate Director, Masters Programs (2013-2016)
Information Technology Coordinator (1999-2002)

Queen's University
Director, Office of the Vice-Provost and Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (2011-2013)  
Manager, School of Computing (2002-2011) 
Emergency Report Centre Coordinator (1992-1999) 

 

Publications

Research Collaborations and Papers

Analytics in a Business Context, 2019 Insight Press, ISBN: 978-0-9938652-7-5

Vision to Value: The Economics of Data

Problem Solving: The right data for the right question Developing the Analytics Business Case

Presentations

Speaking Occasions 

September 2021 - Petroleum Producers Data Management Conference

December 2018 - Sun Life Annual Analytics Conference, Topic: Analytics and AI for Business

October 2018 - Bank of Beijing, senior manager’s visit to Toronto

October 2018 - Robotic Automatic Processing Conference

September 2018 - Ethics and AI Panel Moderator, Social Impact Conference 

May 2018 - Analytics by Design Conference, Panel Moderator

March 2018 - MBA Class, Smith School of Business, Topic: Analytics and AI

March 2018 - Master of Finance Workshop introducing IBM Watson and “Easy” Analytics for the financial industry

February 2018 - Big Data and Analytics Conference, Toronto  Topic: Monetization of Data 

January 2018 - V2V Community Meeting, Developing the Analytics Business Case

April 2017 - SAS Global Academic Forum, Raleigh North Carolina Topic: Academic and Industry Partnerships 

February 2017 - SAS Canada Annual Kick Off, Toronto Ontario Topic: The Importance of Partnerships 

January 2017 - MMIE Class 2 day Workshop and Analytics Simulation (Retail Operations) Smith, Kingston ON 

September 2016 - MBA Class, Smith School of Business, Kingston, ON, Topic: Big Data, November 2015, TDWI, Toronto Ontario, Topic: Competing in a Data-Driven World 

Awards

Administration of Research Grants and Donations

$4.2 Million Scotiabank donation to create the Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics 

$433K MITACS Research Grant 

$1.8 Million NSERC – CRD Grant

$60K Ontario Centres of Excellence Awards

Service

Community Involvement 

Providence Care Hospital, member of the Board of Directors, 2020 – Present

Smith School of Business EDII Alumni Taskforce

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington United Way – Community Investment Fund Panel Chair

Queen’s Senate 2015 - 2018

Non-Academic Misconduct Subcommittee 2017

Queen’s Board of Trustees (plus Audit and Finance Committees) September 2003 – May 2013

Community Workshops (Administration)

AI for Executives, co-sponsored with the Vector Institute 

Quarterly Community Seminars in Toronto featuring both academic and business partners discussing the future of data and analytics in a digital world 

Machine Learning Speaker Series in Kingston