Patrick J. McKenna

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO Trusted Adviser at Chief Executive Group since 2019.
Principal at McKenna Associates Inc. since 2008 and Founder/Moderator of the Law Firm Leaders Group on LinkedIn since 2011.
Co-author of 'First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals' (2002), a business bestseller translated into 9 languages.
Author of 'First 100 Days: Transitioning A New Managing Partner' (2006), 'Strategy Innovation: Getting to The Future FIRST' (2019), and 'Industry Specialization: Making Competitors Irrelevant' (2022).
Guest Lecturer for the International MBA in Legal Management at Bahia Faculty of Law and Management since 2024 and Honorary Fellow at Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square since 2015.
Recognized among 'leading thinkers in the field' by 'Management Skills' (2005) and included among '60 international luminaries' in 'In The Company of Leaders' (2024).

Biography

Patrick J. McKenna is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, strategist, and advisor. He currently serves as CEO Trusted Adviser at Chief Executive Group since 2019 and is a Principal at McKenna Associates Inc.

since 2008. McKenna focuses on providing tailored, one-on-one guidance to leaders of premier professional services firms, advising them on effective leadership, competition, and strategic growth.