Keith Green

Biography

Teaches COMM 725: Branding, COMM 752: Sports Communication & Branding, and COMM 756: Advanced Strategic Communication Writing​

From the NBA hardwood to the NASCAR asphalt, to the exciting world of record breaking, Keith Green has three decades of experience transforming brands and companies. His creativity, along with his PR, marketing and sales expertise, have helped the organizations he has worked for consistently exceed sales goals and outperform revenue projections. Today, Keith brings that wealth of professional experience to his strategic communication consultancy business, Emerald Owl Communications.

In addition to his professional background, Keith has more than 10 years of teaching experience in various adjunct and fulltime roles. His philosophy is to bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace by sharing his experiences and connecting his students to other professionals for networking, internship and job opportunities.

Keith's work experience includes a fun and exciting journey in sports and entertainment. He spent more than three years in B2B marketing and sales as a VP at Guinness World Records, six years in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, nine years as the as Director of Public Relations for two different NASCAR tracks, and eight years as SVP at award-winning Synergy, an event marketing agency in New Jersey.

Keith received a bachelor's in journalism and a master's in sports administration from Temple University. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Donna, their 14-year-old son, Gavin, and their dogs, Brew and Doc. When he's not cheering on his favorite Philadelphia sport teams, including his beloved Temple Owls, he can be found playing golf, cooking, spending time with his family on the New Jersey beaches, and educating others about autism through the non-profit he formed in 2015, the Autism MVP Foundation.