Mike Keegan is the Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Network Services, Inc. (TNS). Since joining TNS in 2001, Mike has been a driving force behind the company’s expansion into more than 60 countries, the development of the company’s operational processes, and the evolution of the company’s solutions, which are used today by 1,000s of companies in the Payments, Communications and Financial Markets to deliver billions of mission-critical transactions every year across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

During his tenure, Mike, with TNS’ senior management team, has identified and completed acquisitions that have enhanced TNS’ expertise and market leading position and undertaken numerous financings that have supported these acquisitions as well as strengthened the company’s financial position. Mike was part of the team that negotiated the going-private acquisition of TNS by Siris Capital, a private equity firm, in February 2013. Mike also led the sale of TNS’ Payment Gateway services to Mastercard in December 2014 and the sale of certain of TNS’ telecommunications database assets to Neustar, Inc. in December 2015.   Most recently, Mike led the sale of TNS by Siris to an affiliate of Koch Equity Development in April 2021.

Prior to becoming CEO, Mike held a number of positions at TNS including President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Mike has served on numerous company and association boards and currently serves as a director of both the Competitive Carriers Association and The KEV Group.  Mike was recently named a 2020 NVTC Tech 100 honoree.

Prior to joining TNS, Mike held senior positions at the Internet Partnership Group and, prior to that, practiced law at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae L.L.P.

Mike is based at TNS’ corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctorate from The University of Virginia School of Law.