Keith Politte

Business mentor, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Marketer, Producer, Promoter

Keith is now working on his next production, TEDxCoMo "Citizen," to be heals April 13, 2017 in Columbia, Missouri, a day that just happens to be Thomas Jefferson's birthday. Previously, Keith has produced four TEDx events: TEDxMU at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, TEDxCoMo "City2.0." in the Columbia, Missouri City Council Chambers, TEDGlobal 2012 watch event at the amazing RagTag Cinema Cafe', and TEDxCoMo at the historic Missouri Theatre. He has counseled several other TEDx events, including TEDxWestminsterCollege, TEDxBattle and TEDxCosmoPark. Currently Keith is Strategic Communications Manager for OBERD, an industry leader in healthcare outcomes measurement, in the vanguard of the transition to value-based medical care in the United States. Previously, Keith managed the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Technology Testing Center, located at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. There, he worked to build interdisciplinary industry collaborations, including facilitating the integration of a private startup, Newsy.com into the educational choices offered students of the J-School. He particularly proud of the collaborative relationships he built with Adobe, Apple and Google. Keith earned his BA in from Boston University and his JD from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. He also has extensive course work in internet design and development from San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program. His career spans a wide range of experiences in law, politics, and strategic communications.

Matching people with ideas that incite positive change. The real fun is weaving memetic connections across diverse fields and communities.

Remember to breathe deeply and mindfully.

Business Development & Start Ups, Connect people and ideas, Development / Major gift fundraising, Entreprendeurship & Innovation, Event & Program Planning, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Memetics, Speaking - Leadership and Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, Vision and idea generation

I have leveraged both TED and TEDx in my work. I have incorporated TED Talks into many of my presentations to college students, higher education leaders and government officials. As for TEDx, I have found it is a terrific vehicle to curate connections between people where the rubber hits the road: at the local, community level. The opportunity to intermingle folks from diverse backgrounds, experiences, ages and interests, and then seeding thoughtful "ideas worth spreading" between them in a public gathering is ripe for the times we live in.

...getting lost in the works of Alexander Calder and other kinetic artists' works.