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Kevin McDermott

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Founder at Collective Intelligence LLC
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Kevin McDermott is the Founder of Collective Intelligence LLC, specializing in strategic communications and thought leadership. He has a distinguished background, having developed content strategy for McKinsey & Co. and managed executive communications for the chairman of IBM. People who have worked with him describe him as a "brilliant thinker" and a "top-flight strategist".

He earned his MA from the University of Nottingham and a BA with honors from the University of Rochester, where he was a member of the Senior Honor Society.

Unique fact: Kevin co-authored a book on leadership in an age of uncertainty with a retired U. S. Special Operations Lieutenant General.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Strategic Communications
His entire career is focused on using thought leadership and clear market positioning to define and test corporate strategy, helping organizations tell their growth story.
Leadership in Uncertainty
He co-authored a book on prepared leadership in an age of uncertainty and writes about navigating "wicked problems" and making choices in highly charged moments.
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Career

Work history

4-2002
Founder
Collective Intelligence LLC
2008
Principal
Futures Strategy Group LLC
3-2018 - 11-2018
Vice President - Executive Communications & Thought Leadership
IBM
9-2011 - 6-2012
Strategy and Organizational Development
Taproot Foundation
4-1996 - 4-2002
Content Strategy and Knowledge Development
McKinsey & Company
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Education
MA
University of Nottingham
BA with honors
University of Rochester
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